Rangers: Joe Aribo insists he is ‘really happy’ at Ibrox
Rangers could face a battle to keep their hands on midfield maestro Joe Aribo this summer with repeated rumours linking him with a move away.
Premier League outfit Crystal Palace are the team most keen on signing the Nigerian [talkSPORT] but the Eagles won’t be the only side keeping a close eye on his situation in Glasgow.
The 25-year-old, who scored in the Europa League final, has come out and insisted that he is more than content at Ibrox and that he isn’t getting involved in any of the transfer drama.
“I never knew about anything, to be honest, I just focused on football,” Aribo said in an interview with Brila FM, as quoted by the Daily Record.
“I’m happy at Rangers, I’ve been happy since I got here and I’ve loved every single minute of it.
“So I’ve just been focused on here and I just want to stay focused because at the end of the day, I’m a Rangers player and I’m not thinking about leaving because I’m really happy here.”
Big money
Patrick Vieira and his Palace side seem undeterred in their pursuit of Aribo and if they persist for the rest of the window, it might be worth accepting if they offer up and big-money deal.
He is already one of the Scottish Premiership’s best players and he would probably get bored by the easy ride he gets most weeks if it weren’t for the domestic challenge of Celtic and the tough run in the Europa League.
If he wishes to go, then Giovanni van Bronckhorst should allow him to do so because the price we could get for him will be big enough to allow us to completely revolutionise our side.
We’d go from a side that has to battle the Hoops for the domestic trophy every year to one that dominates Scottish football for years to come and if that means Aribo has to be sold to achieve that dream, then he’ll have to go.
In other Rangers news, the club are willing to pay £40,0000 to keep their B team playing competitive senior football next season and a vote will take place on Monday.