After exploring every possible angle- and failing to smoke out a single bid for Calvin Bassey or Alfredo Morelos- Ibrox Transfer Bingo has switched to Joe Aribo.
The midfielder is on the same deal as when he joined from Charlton Athletic three years ago with John Lundstram and Kemar Roofe taking home massively bigger pay packets.
With a year left to run Aribo and his agent hold all the cards, after running down his contract at Charlton they know the drill towards being a free agent next summer.
For no obvious reason Nottingham Forest appear to be the favourites to sign the midfielder.
After winning promotion to the EPL through the Play-Offs Forest are favourites to be relegated with a major overhaul required of a squad anchored in defence by Scott McKenna and Joe Worrell.
Bringing in an attacking midfielder is unlikely to be a priority for Steve Cooper who took over a club staring relegation to League One less than a year ago.
Adding some time served EPL battlers seems more likely than a luxury player such as Aribo, there seems to be very little mention of the Ibrox star in the English media about the former Charlton man.
?? Premier League interest is very real ???????
?? No official bid for the player yet made ?
?? Club will only let player leave if valuation met ?Joe Aribo transfer interest update ?? | @jonnyrmcfarlanehttps://t.co/P2BzaESnRX
— The Rangers Review (@RangersReview55) June 24, 2022
The transfer fee Joe Aribo can earn Rangers as Steven Gerrard exit prediction to be put to the testhttps://t.co/lLiTiOmgx5 pic.twitter.com/rxfKIX97no
— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) June 24, 2022
Transfer news LIVE: Nottingham Forest ‘lead race’ to sign Rangers star Joe Aribo
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— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) June 24, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Aribo in transfer tug of war as Premier League side leads the race for Rangers star’s signaturehttps://t.co/H84vaRjjsE
— Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) June 24, 2022
3leg race,or a sack race.more tripe from Pish central.
Fuck the only team that are not interested in these cunts are motherwell bin-men.HH
Why do Nottingham Forest want to buy the whole Sevco Squad?
So big Shirley is now a non runner in the transfer stakes Bingo game you could call it a FALSE call.
Then they shouted HOUSE again for Fatso and his transfer number still never came up another FALSE call..
Now it’s Joe Soap Aribo turn for another FALSE call.
My money is on Clarke Kent or Kamara for the next FALSE call in the transfer Bingo stakes.
Shirley, even the most intellectually challenged bears must be getting fed up with this well worn PR routine?
Bassey is not leaving the building / stadium!
Yes, makes sense for Aribo to leave on a ‘free’ next year.
If you look at what their own fans were saying throughout last season, Bassey was considered a bombscare that should be nowhere near a Sevco shirt and Aribo was done, a shadow of the player that had (allegedly) bossed it in games played behind closed doors the previous season. A handful of decent, if unspectacular, performances towards the end of last season and an against the run of play goal in the Europa League Final against Germany’s eleventh best team and suddenly these guys are Messi and Ronaldo!!??? Aye. Right.