It’s ironic that John Park could be arriving at Ibrox just as Rangers look set to make a sizeable profit on the type of transfer that earned him an impressive talent-spotting reputation across the city at rivals Celtic.
There might not be any new faces in Govan this summer - with only January pre-contract signing John Souttar arriving from Hearts - but Park could help change that with his imminent arrival as part of sporting director Ross Wilson’s recruitment team.
News of Park, who had spells at Hibs and Celtic before stints in England and abroad, comes just as reports of Aribo’s departure ramps up with Southampton looking likely to sign the Nigeria international in a £10 million deal. And Aribo typifies the ‘buy low, sell high’ strategy that proved so profitable for the Parkhead side during his spell.
