Media try to stir at Ibrox with major PL claim
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MARCH 21: Rangers player Joe Aribo looks on during the warm up before the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park on March 21, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
The Scottish press are at it again with a negative Rangers story on the morning of a colossal match against third-placed Hearts.
Having taken a bit of a whack on Wednesday, Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men are determined to bounce back today in a match which won’t be a whole heck of a lot easier than midweek was, but to aid them on their way, various red tops are claiming PL sides are looking at Joe Aribo for £10M.
Where do we even begin with this?
First off, with Nathan Patterson’s sale, all Rangers players’ prices rose. If a fringe players earned us £16M, a first team starter and marquee asset is going to go for a lot more. As we suggested in a previous entry, could Aribo, given his importance to the team, be worth in excess of £30M?
But more tellingly, this is the day Rangers desperately need to bounce back, without distractions, so why not produce a big story on that morning that Palace want Aribo for around a third of his value?
We need to focus on the match, not media nonsense.
And that’s why winning v Hearts and Aribo shining would be a pretty good answer to them.