Rangers have had a fairly eventful season at Ibrox so far having said goodbye to one manager and replacing him with their current boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst who has been trying to regain the title for the Gers.

At this stage of the campaign, Rangers are currently in the quarter-finals of the Europa League too and will be neck and neck with Celtic if they manage to beat them in the upcoming Old Firm Derby once the latest international break draws to a close.

In terms of their individual players and which of them have stood out from the crowd to push the team towards reaching their goals, one figure that deserves praise and recognition is midfielder Joe Aribo, who has been described as “dynamic” in the past by Van Bronckhorst.

Since arriving from Charlton Athletic back in the 2019 summer window on a free transfer, the Nigerian has made a total of 136 appearances across all competitions, scoring 24 goals and providing 23 assists along the way.

This season has highlighted just how crucial the midfielder is to the team by appearing in the vast majority of their domestic and European games, finding the back of the net seven times with eight assists provided in the process.

In the league, only defenders James Tavernier and Connor Goldson have played more minutes than Aribo, who is currently earning a weekly wage of £14k-per-week according to Salary Sport, showing that he is wholeheartedly Rangers’ first-choice midfielder.

The dynamic Nigerian has also been superb for his country, being described as a “beautiful footballer” and “unplayable” by journalists Josh Bunting and Oluwashina Okeleji during AFCON.

In terms of what he offers Van Bronckhorst’s side on the pitch aside from his very useful goals and assists, which is what could help fire the Gers to the league title, on the ball, the midfielder has racked up an average of 1.8 key passes per game, the joint-third highest of any player in the squad as well as 1.8 shots per game.

Off the ball, the 25-year-old has not shirked away from his defensive responsibilities when his side doesn’t have the ball, which isn’t very often with Van Bronckhorst’s men boasting an average possession percentage of 64%, with an average of  1.6 tackles per game, the third-highest of any Rangers player to start more than three league games.

While Alfredo Morelos may be the Gers’ main man in terms of scoring goals on a regular basis, it’s arguably Aribo that could fire Van Bronckhorst to the title if he can keep adding to his tally in that respect, but could also be seen as a more important player for the team given his work on and off the ball around the pitch.

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