Southampton and Glasgow Rangers agree £6m transfer fee for Super Eagle Joe Aribo

ENGLISH Premier league side Southampton have made a £6m bid for Super Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo beating off several other rivals for the signature of the Glasgow Rangers midfielder ahead of the forthcoming season.

Aribo, 25, has refused to renew his contract at Glasgow Rangers, which only has one year left to run, so the club us resigned to selling him, so he does not leave on a free. After making 148 career appearances for the club, registering 26 goals and 25 assists and helping the Glasgow giants win the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup in his three seasons at Ibrox, Aribo has established himself as one of the fans' favourites.

Italian transfer market specialist Fabrizio Romano, has confirmed that the move to Southampton is imminent after the two sides agreed on a fee. Rangers were prepared to listen to offers from £5m, so when Southampton came with a deal for £6, plus add-ons, Rangers were happy to do business.

According to sources close to the deal, Aribo has already agreed to join Southampton and an official confirmation of the deal is expected in the coming days. Barring any unforeseen development, the likes of Nottingham Forest, Fulham and Crystal Palace will miss out in the race for the signature of the former Charlton Athletic man, who they were all after.

Aribo played the highest number of games of any footballer in the world last season and was immense in Rangers’ first league title win in 10 years in 2021. He was also pivotal to Rangers' successful run to the Europa League final last season and scored in the game against Eintracht Frankfurt.

A versatile midfielder who is capable of playing in a variety of positions wants to leave Rangers on an amicable note as he has had the best period of his life so far at Ibrox. He has 20 Super Eagles caps and has two international goals to his credit.