The Rangers player trading model is set to be put to the test with Joe Aribo looking like he could be the first major departure of the summer.
It’s a road the Ibrox club have made no secret of their desire to go down by buying low and selling high. Stewart Robertson for one has issued that clarion call. And Aribo falls into that category after Steven Gerrard landed him in a £300,000 cross-border snip from Charlton Athletic three years ago.
Speaking after the Europa League home win over Brondby last season, Gerrard admitted keeping him could be a struggle saying: “thought his first 45 minutes was outstanding. If he can do that regularly, we’ll be lucky to keep him.” But with just one year left on his Rangers contract how much can they realistically expect to rake in for the Nigeria International? A look across the city at transfer business conducted by Celtic just 12 months ago suggests they should certainly be targeting eight figures.
