RANGERS midfielder Joe Aribo is being tracked by Premier League trio Brentford, Watford and Crystal Palace, according to reports.

The former Charlton man is entering the final 18 months of his contract at Ibrox and could look to return south when it expires.

The Daily Mail report that Rangers do not want to lose the versatile midfielder, but he could be prised away from Glasgow as soon as the January window.

Aribo has made 116 appearances since moving to the Scottish Premiership in 2019. During that time he has netted 21 goals and assisted on 18 occasions.

Meanwhile, managing director Stewart Robertson insists Rangers do not need to sell any players as he claims the club are moving towards financial sustainability.

The Ibrox club reported a £23.5million operating loss for last season in their annual accounts.

The deficit for the year to June 30, 2021 was more than £7.5m bigger than the 2019-20 campaign.

Speaking at Rangers’ annual general meeting at the Clyde Auditorium on Tuesday morning, Robertson was asked if the Govan club, who won the cinch Premiership title for the first time in a decade last season, were closer to being financially sustainable.

He said: “The short answer to the question is yes, I think we are on the cusp of it.

“It has been a long road to get there because we know the investment required at the club.

“Due to the support we have had from the board and the investors who aren’t here today and the investors sitting in the audience today we are now very, very close to being in that position.

“We said in the financial report that we are looking to record a positive profit and that is looking very probable rather than possible and that is without a player sale.

“I know there is a bit of chat in the press that we need to sell a player – we don’t need to sell a player.

“What we need to do is get ourselves to a normalised position with a player trading model which is selling the right player, at the right time, at the right value for Rangers and that is something that again, we are very close to doing.

“We are getting closer to financial sustainability, we can’t keep expecting investors to shore up the club.

“I am also delighted to say that the statement within the accounts about us needing another £7.5million to get through the season, that is fulfilled already plus a bit so we are well-covered in terms of the finances of the club.

“So everyone can be confident about the financial future of the club.”