Why lawyers stormed out as Nicolas Raskin transfer drama explodes at Rangers
The fallout has already begun as Nicolas Raskin's proposed move to Besiktas from Rangers collapses.
Everything looked to be going smoothly on Wednesday, with the Belgian midfielder on his way out.
Rangers had agreed a deal in principle to sell Raskin, or so we thought.
It appears that a loan offer with a significant fee and option to buy next summer wasn't good enough for those at Ibrox.
While maybe positive news to see some backbone from those in power, figures closer to Raskin may not have been to happy about it.
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What has happened behind the scenes with Nico Raskin?
Derek McInnes is quietly preparing for Rangers' trip to Falkirk on Wednesday, with all this exploding around him.
It could be that Raskin is actually in the squad, still.
Yagiz Sabuncuoglu has reported that Besiktas actually raised their offer for the midfielder, but a final snag couldn't be resolved.
The Turkish journalist went onto state that Raskin's lawyers actually left the building immediately in Istanbul, with no further talks
Interestingly, Al-Ittihad have been mentioned around enhanced offers, so they may possibly make a late play of their own.
Could Nicolas Raskin move to Saudi?
While possibly lost in translation, it's hard to know if Al-Ittihad have made an offer for the Belgian international.
If Rangers rejected Besiktas' offer because of the initial loan, Saudi clubs are more likely to pay up a big sum to sign players.
Weirdly, Saudi clubs have ages until their deadline, which arrives on 12 October for their business.
Besiktas only have until Friday for their transfers, so if they want to make another offer after these collapsed talks, they'll have to be quick.
Later this evening will tell us all a lot more about the drama, with McInnes now doubt set to be quizzed on the Raskin situation.
With his touchline ban starting though, it could be a member of his backroom staff forced to answer the uncomfortable questions.
For now, Raskin is going nowhere.