Belgian media reacts to Nicolas Raskin display as Rangers star in 'stupid' incident
Nicolas Raskin was even surprised that he stayed at Rangers this summer.
The narrative throughout the window was that the midfielder would be guaranteed to leave Ibrox.
Raskin admitted he was mentally ready to leave, but it never materialised.
Besiktas made a late move after his stunning World Cup with Belgium, but better offers were expected.
Now, he's fully re-integrated back into Derek McInnes' plans and is thriving in Govan, showing his class in two wins over Celtic recently.
And, he's starting for Belgium again, starting with a huge 2-0 win at Italy on Friday evening for the Nations League.
How did Belgian media react to Nicolas Raskin?
It was a rocky start to the season for both Rangers and Raskin.
The midfielder was left out of several squads, but has now returned with a bang to put the Bears in a much better place.
On a personal note, he was trusted by new Belgium manager, Mark van Bommel, who replaced Rudi Garcia after the World Cup.
Starting alongside Youri Tielemans in midfield, the pair dominated Italy in Rome.
Sacha Tavolieiri, well-know Belgian journalist with over 250,000 followers on X, rated Raskin an 8/10.
He was backed up, but not as strongly by Nieuwsblad, which gave Raskin a 6/10, but possibly for one moment.
"Missed the 0-2 from the rebound. Broke through the lines well a few times and was, as usual, a relentless pitbull upon losing possession," they wrote.
"Picked up a stupid yellow."
What next for Nicolas Raskin and Belgium?
Watching one of your own on the biggest stage playing for one of the elite footballing countries doesn't get much better.
There are three more fixtures to come during this break, and two of them are as big as they could possibly be.
France are up next for Raskin and Co.
They will play Les Bleus two times in this break, sandwiching a home fixture with Turkiye.
Raskin will be going against the world's best before returning to Ibrox in October, which can only be good news for McInnes.
Rangers have a favourable fixture list upon the return of domestic football, but having that midfield pivot of Dan Neil and Raskin will only help continue this remarkable turnaround.