Nico Raskin goes public to fight for cursed Rangers pal as he tells £6million man this is your season
It's a fresh start at Ibrox under Russell Martin and Raskin is certain his good pal can grasp his new life in Govan with both hands
Nico Raskin has gone public in his fight for Rangers pal Danilo ahead of the new season.
The striker arrived for big money under Michael Beale but it has been an overall underwhelming time in Glasgow to date.
Injuries have been a main source of frustration but he is back and with a full pre-season to come, he will be raring to go as talk over Cyriel Dessers and Hamza Igamane's futures rumble on while the likes of Luuk de Jong and Dor Turgeman have been named as potential incomings.
But Danilo is out to impress and shared some snaps of him getting down to work in pre-season to Instagram.
He wrote: "Back on the field, back on the grind."
Big Manchester City summer recruit Tijjani Reijnders also showed his support by saying: "Let's go irmao."
It's all systems go at Rangers with work on the grass and behind the scenes well underway in Govan.
Max Aarons is the first new face of the 49ers era in the door after Lyall Cameron had previously signed a pre-contract and it is just the beginning as the Light Blues faithful watch on and hope for more and more.
On the field, Martin and Co face a huge Champions League qualifying journey as they bid to dine at Europe's top table.
They will safely need to navigate three rounds to be there and it all starts against Greek giants Panathinaikos in a tasty two-legged tie.
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