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Rangers star with “a lot of potential” could end Aasgaard’s Ibrox career
It is fair to say that some of Kevin Thelwell’s summer signings have failed to hit the ground running for Glasgow Rangers, which may have played a part in the club’s decision to part ways with the sporting director.
The English chief made a host of moves to alter the squad in the summer and the headline-maker was the £8m deal to sign Youssef Chermiti from Premier League side Everton.
So far, the Portugal U21 international has scored one goal in 18 appearances in all competitions for the Scottish Premiership giants, per Sofascore, as he has failed to show that he has what it takes to lead the line for Rangers.
Chermiti is not the only summer signing who has failed to make a positive impact at Ibrox this season, though, as the club should already be considering Thelo Aasgaard’s future in Glasgow.
Why Rangers should consider selling Thelo Aasgaard
Rangers signed the Norway international from Luton Town for a fee of £3.5m in the summer transfer window, and he has endured a difficult time in Scotland so far.
Aasgaard, who has played as a central midfielder or as an attacking midfielder, has only provided one goal and one assist in 24 appearances in all competitions for the Scottish giants, per Sofascore.
In fact, the former Wigan Athletic star has as many red cards (one) as goals scored (one) for Rangers, having been sent off against Celtic in the semi-final of the League Cup at Hampden Park towards the start of Danny Rohl‘s reign.
Earlier this month, Heart & Hand content creator David Edgar suggested that Aasgaard should be sold because the team lacks “quality” and is too “slow”, whilst Chermiti and Danilo were named alongside him in that assessment.
Whilst it may seem reactionary to sell the attacking midfielder in the next transfer window, after half-a-season at the club, they run the risk of his value plummeting even further if he cannot turn his form around at Ibrox.
The Rangers player who could end Thelo Aasgaard’s Ibrox career
In order to cash in on the £3.5m flop, though, Rangers will either need someone in the current squad to step up into his role or they will need to bring in a new signing in the January transfer window.
Rohl could save the owners millions on a new signing by unleashing the rarely-seen Lyall Cameron in the coming weeks, because he has the potential to step up and offer more than Aasgaard in the attacking midfield position.
The Scottish midfielder is not available for the clash with Hearts on Sunday, unfortunately, but he should be given an opportunity to shine when he is back fit with games coming thick and fast in the next few weeks.
Cameron has only played 419 minutes in all competitions since his move from Dundee in the summer, per Transfermarkt, and 19 players have played more minutes than him, including Aasgaard, who has racked up 1,210 minutes.
The 23-year-old talent, who has scored one goal for the Gers so far, proved his quality in the Scottish Premiership in the 2024/25 campaign, which suggests that he has the potential to offer more in the final third.
|
24/25 Premiership |
Lyall Cameron |
Rank vs CMs |
|---|---|---|
|
xG |
3.80 |
Top 7% |
|
Goals |
9 |
Top 4% |
|
xA |
4.78 |
Top 10% |
|
Chances created |
54 |
Top 4% |
|
Assists |
5 |
Top 9% |
|
Successful dribbles |
22 |
Top 12% |
As you can see in the table above, the rarely-seen Light Blues midfielder has the ability to score and assist goals at an impressive rate in the top-flight, as he proved himself last term.
Former Rangers technical director Nils Koppen claimed that Cameron “has a lot of potential“, which is backed up by his impressive statistics for his former club in the Premiership.
On top of his league form, the attacking midfielder also scored five goals and provided four assists in eight cup matches for Dundee, per Transfermarkt, which took his tally for the season to 14 goals and nine assists.
Unfortunately, he has not had the opportunities and minutes that Aasgaard has been given in his position so far this season for the Scottish giants, but there is still time for that to change.
His impressive statistics for Dundee suggest that he can end Aasgaard’s career if given the chance to play regular minutes, because a return of goals and assists on a regular basis in midfield would allow the club to cash in on the Norwegian flop, knowing that they have Cameron in their squad.
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