Charlton Athletic boss Lee Bowyer: Joe Aribo making a mistake if he signs for Rangers

[ian1964 10,761]

BY RICHARD CAWLEY

richard@slpmedia.co.uk

Charlton manager Lee Bowyer reckons Joe Aribo will be making a huge mistake if he signs for Rangers.

The midfielder, 23, has agreed a four-year contract with the Glasgow giants and is due to seal his switch pending a successful medical.

Bowyer accepts that the Addicks cannot match the terms on offer elsewhere for the Camberwell-born player. Southampton were also keen on a deal – which would have netted the newly-promoted Championship side some decent compensation.

Instead Aribo’s move to the Scottish Premier League will see minimal money heading Charlton’s way. But Bowyer is more annoyed that one of the most promising talents in English football is heading into a competition where Rangers and Celtic dominate.

“I worked so hard to get him to this situation he is in now,” said the Charlton manager. “It is about progression for him. 

“So it’s a shame if he gets pushed to somewhere where it is not going to benefit him in his football career.  If he goes to Rangers that is not the right place for him to go for his football career.

“You have got Rangers and Celtic who are massive clubs, I get that. And I get that Steven Gerrard was a great player, so that’s an attraction. Those two things are the attraction – but not everything else.

“It doesn’t make sense on the football side. When people from England go and play for Celtic and Rangers it is at the end of their careers. That’s because it is very rare you get a move from Rangers to the Premier League, and I don’t mean any disrespect by that. 

“They might go from Rangers to the Championship, very rarely is it to the Premier League. For me he should stay in England and keep progressing. The move should benefit Joe.”

Aribo’s departure will make it two  high-profile exits in the past week of key men in Charlton’s play-off winning squad. Centre-back Patrick Bauer joined Preston North End last week. On Friday Bowyer met with Aribo, who was on non-league Staines’ books until he was recommended to Charlton development coach Jason Euell by Marcus Gayle in 2015.

Bowyer said: “For us to be able to compete financially with Rangers or any other team really, it is not possible unfortunately. It’s a completely different league to what we’re offering. 

“I met and had a chat with Joe on Friday. I told him that if he was going to go, at least stay in England – because that is where the best football is. If you have got the opportunity to go and play Premier League football, then at least you are going to the best place.”

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[stewarty 2,060]

He's just bitter that he's not getting the fee he might have got had he gone to another English club.

[Tannochsidebear 2,429]

Bowyer always came across as an unintelligent player. I am amazed he has gone into management, but his rantings above reinforce what I had previously thought about him.

 

Bitter no-mark.

[buster. 5,257]

Bowyer is starting to remind me of Lennon.

 

E'nuff said !!!

 

Edited June 25, 2019 by buster.

[JohnMc 2,801]

It's not particularly accurate either. Allan McGregor, Naismith, Whittaker, Davis, Cousin and Jelavic have all left Rangers for the English top flight. I accept that since the banter years began things have changed but we're closer to where we were again. Nobody would be all that surprised if Goldston, Tavernier and Morelos ended up in the EPL. 

[Gribz 919]

Getting Charlton promoted via Sunderland play offs (although last minute) was the first credible thing Bowyer has in his career. He played in an outstanding leeds team but showed his true colours fighting Dyer in a Newcastle shirt. Im all for second chances but he needs to wrap up here...Aribo is playing for a club on the rising and in Europe and one of the biggest clubs in Europe. How is Bowyer not seeing that.

[DMAA 3,658]

1 hour ago, JohnMc said:

It's not particularly accurate either. Allan McGregor, Naismith, Whittaker, Davis, Cousin and Jelavic have all left Rangers for the English top flight

Of course it isn't, it's about making Charlton more money, plain and simple. 

[Bill 13,717]

It would be good all round if the Aribo deal was finally confirmed.

[Uilleam 5,963]

Does the extent of Bowyer's anger and frustration reflect the quality of the player he is losing? 

 

[charltonman 19]

Mr Bowyer has let himself down. I’m a Charlton fan this type of behaviour is unnecessary.