Super Eagles stars Leon Balogun and Joe Aribo could be playing under a new manager at Rangers as current gaffer Steven Gerrard is heavily linked with a move to Aston Villa.
According to Sky Sports, Gerrard is expected to be appointed the new Villa manager on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
The Premier League outfit are set to finalise a deal to appoint the Liverpool legend in the next 48 hours, with compensation of between £3.25-4m agreed with the Scottish champions for Gerrard and his assistant Gary McAllister.
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The 41-year-old has been in charge of Rangers since June 2018 and led the club to the Scottish Premiership title last season.
Villa have moved swiftly to appoint a new manager after sacking Dean Smith on Sunday, following a run of five successive Premier League defeats.
The club are16th in the Premier League table, two points above the relegation zone after 11 games of their campaign.
Gerrard’s first match in charge is set to be the Premier League match against Brighton on November 20.
The former Liverpool captain had dinner with Villa chief executive Christian Purslow in London on Wednesday night.
Discussions are ongoing for the rest of Gerrard’s backroom staff to join him at Villa Park, while Smith’s coaching staff are expected to leave the club in due course.
Villa announced the departure of Craig Shakespeare, assistant head coach under Smith, on Monday.
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Aribo get ready to move to villa gerald will go with you he always speak highly of you.
This is a blessing in disguise as this will pave way for Aribo and Balogun to find themselves in EPL. Just like Moses might find himself in Spur under his former boss
IS IT NOT BETTER FOR GERRALD TO STAY PUT AND WIN SECOND TROPHY WITH RANGERS FC THAN TO GO TO ASTON VILLA GET EMBARRASSED RELEGATED.P
My dear brother@TALT UR OWN. opportunity they say come but once. You remember dele ajiboye had the opportunity to leave the shore of night after u20 world cup but didn’t. Because he was thinking a better club will come for him,. Today, the rest is history as he remain in npfl.