Todd Cantwell

With Rangers having effectively secured Norwich City midfielder Todd Cantwell, subject to medical, what exactly does Michael Beale have in the 24-year-old?

[Todd Cantwell is of the quality that at his best, he’s an England call u](https://www.ibroxnoise.co.uk/2023/01/heading-to-rangers-journo-claims-cantwell-close-to-ibrox-switch/)p. but this is a player with a market value of £20M only one year ago, but due to his loss of favour and form the past 8 months, it’s dipped down to £10M. He has indeed, however, played at Premier League level, almost 50 times, so he is no stranger to that level of competition, and Norwich fans are a combination of frustrated and disappointed with him.

Michael Beale looks set to make the Norwich City midfielder his first recruit since taking over as manager as he begins to put his own stamp on the Ibrox ...

"The SPFL is a tough league and if you play for Celtic or Rangers then you need to adopt a different mindset. He's also warned the SPFL is a tough league and he will need to fit his feet quickly. [Grosvenor Sport](https://www.grosvenorcasinos.com/sport#home) : "Todd Cantwell will be a great fit for Rangers. The good players will do well. The expectation at the [Ibrox](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/ibrox-stadium) club is to win every single game - something that maybe isn't associated with the Carrow Road side. The 24-year-old was in the final six months of his deal and had interest from the English Championship but has decided on a new challenge north of the border.

The Norwich City midfielder has flown in to complete his move as Michael Beale hopes for two more deals.

Business is not done there and with St Johnstone the opposition at McDiarmid Park this weekend on Scottish Cup fourth round duty, Liege midfielder Raskin is another player that Rangers have made their interest in known. The last offer was believed to be around £1.5 million including add-ons. A fee has been agreed with English Championship side Norwich City alongside terms for playmaker Cantwell, who is out of contract at the end of this season. Sign up to our daily sport newsletter Rangers are now at the table but as of last night there was no deal in place. [Rangers](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/all-about/rangers-fc) player, with Beale going out his way to meet the 24-year-old and convince him that Scotland is the place to be.

The Ibrox club are starting to ramp up their pursuit of several January transfer targets.

Beale is in the market for several attacking players and Cantwell is viewed as an ideal addition to his squad. Cantwell will hope the move can re-ignite his faltering career after initially making his first-team breakthrough as a teenager with Norwich. [The Ibrox club agreed a transfer fee and terms with EFL Championship side Norwich City](/sport/football/rangers/open-goal-podcast-host-simon-ferry-backs-todd-cantwell-to-win-over-rangers-fans-after-norwich-city-star-agrees-deal-3992558) for the 24-year-old yesterday after he had fallen down the pecking order at Carrow Road.

The Norwich City midfielder said goodbye to his teammates as he nears Ibrox move.

Beale could also feasibly deploy Cantwell in a similar role to Tillman on the left of the midfield three. If Beale persists with his 4-3-1-2 formation then Cantwell could flourish in a more central role. Secondly, Kent has been Rangers' first choice on the left since arriving from Liverpool and Beale is a huge admirer of the Englishman. But that's not really been the case, although he's switched to that formation during games - with Fashion Sakala and We reported yesterday that a fee had been agreed between the two clubs and Cantwell had said his goodbyes to his Canaries teammates. The Light Blues boss has preferred to deploy a flexible 4-3-1-2 formation since replacing Giovanni van Bronckhorst.

Business is not done there and with St Johnstone the opposition at McDiarmid Park this weekend on Scottish Cup fourth round duty, Liege midfielder Raskin is ...

Swansea boss Russell Martin is set to include the 22-year-old in his travelling squad for their weekend trip to Queen’s Park Rangers. The Light Blues aren’t ready to throw in the towel and will go in again. The last offer was believed to be around £1.5 million including add-ons. Business is not done there and with St Johnstone the opposition at McDiarmid Park this weekend on Scottish Cup fourth round duty, Liege midfielder Raskin is another player that Rangers have made their interest in known. He has made his way north to have a medical and put the finishing touches on becoming a Rangers player, with Beale going out his way to meet the 24-year-old and convince him that Scotland is the place to be. Whittaker, who spent the first half of the season on-loan, is keen for the opportunity to join Rangers.

Football Insider has been told by Frank McAvennie that there is too much pressure on Todd Cantwell as he finalises a move to Rangers.

That is not the kind of position I thought they would be looking at.“ “They have bought about four players recently that have not got in the team. “Every player that Rangers is going to to buy is the new wonderkid,” he told Football Insider.