Joe Aribo completes move from Rangers to Southampton

The 25-year-old departs Ibrox after three seasons

Joe Aribo
Author: Gabriel AntoniazziPublished 9th Jul 2022

Joe Aribo has completed his move from Rangers to Southampton for a package that could reach £10million.

The midfielder has put pen to paper on a four-year deal at the Premier League club.

It ends a three-year spell in Glasgow for Aribo, who became one of the club's key players.

The 25-year old joined Rangers from Charlton in 2019 for a fee of around £300,000.

Aribo went on to make 149 appearances for the club, scoring 26 goals - the last of those in their Europa League final defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt.

The Nigeria international had entered the final 12 months of his contract.

Crystal Palace had also been heavily linked to Aribo but the Saints won the race to his signature.

His deal at Rangers was understood to have a £10m release clause for any Premier League club.

The Gers are also believed to have included a significant sell-on clause in the transfer.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst has made a healthy profit on the player as the club look to build their squad ahead of the new season.

Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos also find themselves entering the final year of their contracts with their futures still up in the air.

So far this summer Rangers have signed Croatian striker Antonio Colak for around £1.8m and also brought in Wales international Tom Lawrence on a free transfer.

John Souttar has also joined the club after signing a pre-contract in January.

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John Greig

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Sandy Jardine

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Davie Cooper

Davie Cooper made 540 appearances for Rangers where he scored 75 goals. He won 13 trophies while at the club.

Bill Struth

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Walter Smith

Smith managed Rangers from 1991-1998, where he won 13 major trophies in seven years, including seven league titles in succession. He returned to Rangers in January 2007, where we went on to win eight trophies during his second spell as Rangers manager and guided the team to the 2008 UEFA Cup Final. This would be Walter Smith's final managerial job as he retired in 2011.

Brain Laudrup

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Paul Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne played for Rangers from 1995-1998, where he won two consecutive titles and two doubles. Gazza scored 39 goals in his 103 appearances.

Richard Gough

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Moses McNeil

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