New Rangers signing Clinton Nsiala could be the second coming of Calvin Bassey at Ibrox.
That’s the viewpoint of former player Marco Negri.
The Italian has watched plenty of the young Frenchman arriving from AC Milan later this month.
Nsiala became the third signing by Philippe Clement this summer, with Jefte and Oscar Cortes already over the lines.
Negri admits he’d be surprised to see Nsiala, 20, feature heavily at the beginning for the Scottish Premiership side.
But likening him to Bassey – who arrived for a nominal fee from Leicester City in 2020 before moving to Ajax for £20m in 2022 – he admits Rangers have got to hope he pans out in a similar fashion.
New Rangers signing Clinton Nsiala could be the second coming of Calvin Bassey at Ibrox.
That’s the viewpoint of former player Marco Negri.
The Italian has watched plenty of the young Frenchman arriving from AC Milan later this month.
Nsiala became the third signing by Philippe Clement this summer, with Jefte and Oscar Cortes already over the lines.
Negri admits he’d be surprised to see Nsiala, 20, feature heavily at the beginning for the Scottish Premiership side.
But likening him to Bassey – who arrived for a nominal fee from Leicester City in 2020 before moving to Ajax for £20m in 2022 – he admits Rangers have got to hope he pans out in a similar fashion.
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He told the Daily Record: “I know Clinton well. I’ve watch at lot of the AC Milan youth team and I’m always looking around to see which young players are breaking through.
“He’s a centre-back with a very good, modern profile. Very, very aggressive, a good left foot and comfortable on the ball. But he’s very young and he’s only played Under-19s football which is very different to first-team level.
“Of course he has to improve. I believe Philippe Clement speaks a little French having worked with Monaco so hopefully that means the language won’t be a barrier and he can work with Clinton. But this is a player you need to have patience with and wait for him to adjust. There’s a lot of work to be done.