Nicolas Raskin and the Rangers 'fame' that helps him towards his 'ultimate' career dream

Nicolas Raskin has admitted it would be his 'ultimate dream' to earn his first international call-up and play for the Belgian national side.

New Red Devil's coach Domenico Tedesco is set to name his first squad since taking over from Roberto Martínez following the World Cup in Qatar last year. Since moving from Standard Liege in the January transfer window the 22-year-old has impressed and he has revealed Rangers have 'enough fame' to allow him to get into the mind of the national team manager.

Belgium are set to travel to Sweden to take on the Scandinavians in their opening Euro 2024 qualifier later this month. A number of days later the Belgians will head to Germany to take on Hansi Flick's side in a friendly in Cologne. Following the World Cup Eden Hazard announced his retirement from the national side, while Leandro Trossard, Jeremy Doku and Thorgan Hazard are all expected to miss out through injury.

Raskin said: "To represent the national team is the ultimate dream for any young Belgian player. I think I needed to leave Belgium to show that I could play at a high level in other leagues and in Europe.

"European football in particular is something I am really keen to experience. Rangers have enough fame to allow me to get to the national team.

"Of course, there are a lot of good players in Belgium, especially in my position in central midfield. So I know I have to perform to my best at Rangers every single week to have a chance and I'd love to play for Belgium soon."

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