Rangers prepared to sell Joe Aribo for cut-price this summer
Rangers may well lose one of their star players this summer as Joe Aribo looks set to leave Ibrox for a reduced transfer fee, according to AllNigeriaSoccer.com.
The 25-year-old is reportedly of interest from Crystal Palace, Watford, Brentford, Southampton and Aston Villa in the Premier League and they could get their man for a bargain.
The report states that even though Rangers value Aribo at £10million, they could accept offers of just £5million with him entering the final year on his contract next season.
The Nigerian international has six goals and four assists to his name in the Scottish Premiership this season having joined the club from Charlton Athletic in 2019 on a free transfer.
Not enough
Whatever price Aribo leaves for will be a profit for the Light Blues but that isn’t enough for fans and rightly so.
Even £10million is arguably too low but you can understand why that is what the Gers value him at given the length remaining on his current deal.
£5million however is criminally low for a player of such talent and it’s no surprise to see Premier League sides queueing up to pick him up at that price.
It’s an absolute steal to get Aribo at that price and Giovanni van Bronckhorst will be hoping that there’s a bidding war for the 25-year-old this summer to try and get closer to the £10million he should be sold for.
He would leave a big hole in the Rangers midfield but they can fill that void no problem either with someone like Alex Lowry from the academy or by signing the “next Aribo” from elsewhere.
It’s a big task regardless for van Bronckhorst who might have an extremely busy summer transfer window on the horizon.
In other Rangers news, Ronald De Boer has predicted the Gers’ Europa League tie with Borussia Dortmund.