The capture of Aribo is s coup for the club as they faced competition from Scottish champions Celtic, along with several Premier League sides, including Brighton, Bournemouth and Aston Villa. However, Gerrard convinced Aribo his development would be better served at Rangers, reports The Sun. As part of the deal the Scottish club will have to pay Charlton £300,000 compensation under cross-border regulations. Rangers boss Steven Gerrard convinced Joe Aribo his future is at IbroxJoe Aribo left Charlton as he was out of contractRangers boss Steven Gerrard fought off Celtic to sign Joe AriboRangers are going to undertake 10 days of high-intensity training in the Algarve as Gerrard looks to prepare his squad for their Europa League first qualifying round clash on July 11. Rangers finished nine points behind Celtic in the Scottish Premiership and Gerrard hopes the introduction of new faces will galvanise his squad next season.

Source: Express June 24, 2019 05:30 UTC