diff --git a/plugins/action/ios.py b/plugins/action/ios.py
index 24a1a6582..d9dffe6a3 100644
--- a/plugins/action/ios.py
+++ b/plugins/action/ios.py
@@ -47,20 +47,20 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
                 % self._play_context.connection,
             }
 
-        # Handle deprecated 'number' parameter
-        if "config" in self._task.args and self._task.args["config"] is not None:
-            config = self._task.args["config"]
-            if "neighbors" in config:
-                for neighbor in config["neighbors"]:
-                    if "local_as" in neighbor:
-                        if "number" in neighbor["local_as"]:
-                            display.deprecated(
-                                msg="DEPRECATED: The 'number' option in 'local_as' is deprecated, Use 'asn' instead.",
-                                date="2027-01-01",
-                                collection_name="cisco.ios",
-                            )
-                            neighbor["local_as"]["asn"] = str(neighbor["local_as"]["number"])
-                            del neighbor["local_as"]["number"]
+        # # Handle deprecated 'number' parameter
+        # if "config" in self._task.args and self._task.args["config"] is not None:
+        #     config = self._task.args["config"]
+        #     if "neighbors" in config:
+        #         for neighbor in config["neighbors"]:
+        #             if "local_as" in neighbor:
+        #                 if "number" in neighbor["local_as"]:
+        #                     display.deprecated(
+        #                         msg="DEPRECATED: The 'number' option in 'local_as' is deprecated, Use 'asn' instead.",
+        #                         date="2027-01-01",
+        #                         collection_name="cisco.ios",
+        #                     )
+        #                     neighbor["local_as"]["asn"] = str(neighbor["local_as"]["number"])
+        #                     del neighbor["local_as"]["number"]
 
         result = super(ActionModule, self).run(task_vars=task_vars)
         if warnings:
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/ios/config/bgp_global/bgp_global.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/ios/config/bgp_global/bgp_global.py
index abf63d3ff..e611ca412 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/network/ios/config/bgp_global/bgp_global.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/ios/config/bgp_global/bgp_global.py
@@ -140,7 +140,11 @@ def execute_module(self):
         :rtype: A dictionary
         :returns: The result from module execution
         """
+        if self.want:
+            self.want = self.handle_deprecates(self.want)
+
         if self.state not in ["parsed", "gathered"]:
+            #self.want = self.handle_deprecates(self.want)
             self.generate_commands()
             self.run_commands()
         return self.result
@@ -160,8 +164,8 @@ def generate_commands(self):
                     "configuring new ASN".format(h_asn),
                 )
 
-        if self.want:
-            self.handle_deprecates(self.want)
+        self.want = self.handle_deprecates(self.want)
+        self.have = self.handle_deprecates(self.have)
 
         for each in self.want, self.have:
             self._bgp_global_list_to_dict(each)
@@ -193,6 +197,8 @@ def _compare(self, want, have):
         the `want` and `have` data with the `parsers` defined
         for the Bgp_global network resource.
         """
+        want = self.handle_deprecates(want)
+
         self.generic_list_parsers = ["distributes", "aggregate_addresses", "networks"]
 
         if self._has_bgp_inject_maps(want):
@@ -356,8 +362,10 @@ def _compare_neighbor_lists(self, want, have):
         ]
 
         for name, w_neighbor in want.items():
+            w_neighbor = self.handle_deprecates(w_neighbor, is_nbr=True)
             handle_shutdown_default = False
             have_nbr = have.pop(name, {})
+            have_nbr = self.handle_deprecates(have_nbr, is_nbr=True)
             want_route = w_neighbor.pop("route_maps", {})
             have_route = have_nbr.pop("route_maps", {})
             if (
@@ -459,5 +467,27 @@ def handle_deprecates(self, want, is_nbr=False):
         else:
             if "local_as" in want:
                 if "number" in want["local_as"]:
-                    want["local_as"]["asn"] = want["local_as"].pop("number")
+                    want["local_as"]["asn"] = str(want["local_as"].pop("number"))
         return want
+
+
+    # def handle_deprecates(self, want, is_nbr=False):
+    #     """
+    #     Handles deprecated values post rewrite
+    #     neighbor.route_map [dict] - neighbor.route_maps [list:dict]
+
+    #     Args:
+    #         want (_type_): Handle want attributes for deprecated values
+    #         is_nbr (bool, optional): activates neighbor part on recursion. Defaults to False.
+    #     """
+    #     if not is_nbr:
+    #         if want.get("neighbors"):
+    #             _want_nbrs = want.get("neighbors", {})
+    #             for nbr in _want_nbrs:
+    #                 nbr = self.handle_deprecates(nbr, is_nbr=True)
+    #     else:
+    #         if "local_as" in want:
+    #             if "number" in want["local_as"]:
+    #                 want["local_as"]["asn"] = str(want["local_as"]["number"])
+    #                 del want["local_as"]["number"]
+    #     return want