Nnamdi Ofoborh will complete his long-awaited move to Rangers when his Bournemouth contract expires at the end of the month – and the Nigerian under-20 international rates his excitement at the move at a 12 out of 10.
The versatile ace is looking forward to the chance of competing for trophies and helping Gerrard’s Light Blues defend their first Premiership crown in a decade.
While Ofoborh missed the final few months of the season with an injury, Steven Gerrard’s side were lifting the Scottish Premiership title, reinforcing just how big a club he’ll join later this summer.
“I was at home with my mum watching the title celebrations on TV,” Ofoborh told the Daily Record.
“It just let me know once again that I’m going to be part of a club that strives to win and constantly looks forward.
“Rangers are a club that doesn’t have mediocre goals. Winning is the be all and end all – and that’s what I’m looking forward to.
“I didn’t need the trophy celebrations to show me how big Rangers are.
“I got a sense of that magnitude when I first signed. As soon as it appeared on Sky Sports and social media, that’s when it hit me.
“Fans started following me on social media and messaging me right away. Even before it was confirmed.
“So I know what type of club I’m going to. Seeing the celebrations just reaffirmed that.
“How excited am I about getting up there? On a scale of one to 10, I’m probably about a 12 right now!
“I just want to get to Glasgow and get going. They are a massive club, one of the biggest out there. Everyone wants to play for the biggest clubs and now I’m going to get that chance.
“I’m a winner so I want to win trophies in my career.
“I want to make the fans and my family proud by getting my hands on some silverware.
“They’ve won the title but it will be our job to make sure we hold on to it and win again next season.”
Where will Ofoborh fit in for Rangers?
Ofoborh’s arrival is an intriguing one as there isn’t any obvious role for him to come into the side the way they have been set up.
While the Nigerian is clearly someone who has a skillset that isn’t really present in the Rangers squad, there’s no obvious candidate that could be considered anything close to a like-for-like change.
That means he’ll either have to work to find a way to fit into the Rangers side or Gerrard is looking at trying something different tactically in the new season.
Either day, it should make for an intriguing season following Ofoborh’s progress.
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