Meet Max Aarons, born in England on 4 January 2000, a 25-year-old defender with a talent for right-back position. Nowadays, he's sporting the number 3 jersey for Rangers, another blip on his football radar. The lad stands at a sturdy 5ft 10in tall (1.78m) and weighs in at a lean 10st 12lb (69kg). Transfermarkt, in their infinite wisdom, have rated his current market value at a rather generous €6.00m — or about £5m, if you have a preference for real currency.
Our Mr Aarons started his illustrious career as a trainee at Norwich City back in the halcyon days of July 2016. From seasons 2018 to 2023, he was put through his paces for struggling Norwich, tallying up an impressive 201 first team appearances and knocking the ball into the net five times. He certainly made the most of his time at the Championship club.
By August 2023, Aarons seemed to have had enough of the Norwich nightlife and transferred to Bournemouth, a Premier League club, for the princely sum of £7m. Over the course of two uneven seasons, he only made it onto the pitch 23 times. His time at the Cherries, unfortunately, proved to be less fruitful.
In January 2025, in what can only be described as a bid for more sun and better tapas, Aarons upped and left for a loan spell with Valencia in Spain's LaLiga. The move must have suffered from a bit of Spanish sunstroke as he only made a measly four appearances in the first team. As quickly as he arrived at Valencia, he was swiftly sent packing back to Bournemouth in June of the same year.
Still finding his feet on the tumultuous journey of a professional footballer, Aarons found himself transferred on loan to Rangers in July 2025 over in the Scottish Premiership. Whether the wild Scottish weather suits him more or not, we're yet to see — though with four first team appearances and one goal to his name in the current season (2025 - 2026), things are looking rather promising.
The current season also marks his participation in the League Cup for Rangers with just one start, and surprisingly, he's managed to secure himself five starts in the Champions League Qualifiers. Given the lad's track record, if I was a betting man, I wouldn't be putting money on him setting the Scottish Premiership alight. But, in the unpredictable world of football, who knows?
