Rangers New Boy Aasgaard 'always Pictured Myself In Martin Team'

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Thelo Aasgaard says he "always pictured" himself successful a Russell Martin squad aft completing a woody to subordinate Rangers from Luton Town.

The 23-year-old Liverpool-born Norway headdress has agreed a four-year statement pinch nan Scottish Premiership runners-up and arrives for a reported £3.5m fee, external.

He becomes nan Ibrox club's 5th caller signing this summertime aft Lyall Cameron, Max Aarons, Joe Rothwell and Emmanuel Fernandez.

"When I heard astir Rangers, I was complete nan moon. I americium gladsome to get it complete nan line," Aasgaard told Rangers TV.

"I person played against nan manager's teams a fewer times and I ever pictured myself successful his squad and to beryllium present now is really good.

"It was an easy decision. I emotion nan number of games here, it is for illustration nan EFL and I emotion playing. The stature and history is capable arsenic well."

Martin, who takes complaint of Rangers for nan first clip erstwhile they invited Club Brugge to Ibrox for a friends connected Sunday, says Aasgaard has nan "necessary qualities to thrive astatine this club".

And sporting head Kevin Thelwell said he had been "on nan radar of respective clubs astir Europe" and was "capable of making nan quality successful nan last third".

Who is Aasgaard?

Having spent clip successful Liverpool's academy, Aasgaard moved to Wigan Athletic earlier making his elder debut for them successful 2020.

He would spell connected to make 163 appearances and people 30 times complete a five-year play earlier joining Luton successful January.

Having represented Norway - nan state of his begetter - done nan property groups, Aasgaard made his afloat debut successful March, scoring successful a 5-0 triumph complete Moldova.

He was an ever-present for Luton during nan 2nd half of past play but opted to time off aft their relegation from nan English Championship.