Former Rangers and Hibs star Kevin Thomson has instructed Rangers starlet Alex Raleigh to bury Joe Aribo's shoes in the Premier League.
A 19-year-old woman signed her new three-year contract extension at Ibrox in May after passing through the Academy of Gers and impressing manager Giovanni Van Bronckhorst.
25-year-old Aribo will join Southampton with £ 6 million + add-on after declining her new contract offer at Ibrox.
The defeat of Nigeria International will be a big blow to the Rangers, but Thomson, who previously oversaw the Rangers team under the age of 18, said the club was already a ready-made alternative to Woodston's Raleigh. He said he had the goods.
He wrote in thedaily record: So he is clearly a very important player for the team. He is also a wonderful young man. I've known him since I was working there, and he's a really humble boy with a great attitude.
"If I'm a young man like Raleigh and I see guys like Aribo moving forward, stop the manager from worrying about spending a lot before the season. Would have worked hard for. Money in exchange.
"There is no doubt that he has all the tools to locate the usual first team. He is the top Have everything in his rocker to become a player. People talk about getting the chance and opportunity to train on the first team, but in modern games, preseason is a real chance to put that marker. I think
"It puts you in front of the manager's nose, how you live your life, how you act at a team hotel at dinner, lunch, breakfast Show him that. It's an opportunity to solidify your position in his thoughts, and I'm really surprised if Alex isn't doing it exactly in Portugal right now. "
"He is a great talent. He probably has the widest range of brains I have seen in children. His football brain is extraordinary. He is Aribo's physique. He may not have, but he can run when he wants to, and his game awareness and technical abilities are on the tree. His decisions also improve with maturity and the first team I adopted them every time I had a chance at. "
