Lee Bowyer believes Joe Aribo is making the wrong decision in choosing to join Rangers, as it is not the best step for his footballing development.

Speaking to South London Press, the Charlton manager accepted the lure of a club like Rangers and a manager like Steven Gerrard, but believes outside of that the Scottish league doesn't have a great deal to offer.

Aribo was a key player for Charlton and a massive factor in their promotion. If he stayed at The Valley he would have been Bowyer's most important player, so he is naturally disappointed to see him go.

Southampton and Aston Villa were also rumoured to be interested, and it would have been more understandable for Bowyer if he had left for the Premier League.

Bowyer believes the choice to go to Rangers doesn't make sense from a 'footballing side', as not many players are able to make the move from Scotland to the Premier League - which is ultimately where Aribo wants to be.

So, has Aribo made the right decision? Here's three reasons why Bowyer's assessment is correct.

Aribo is settled at Charlton and was the focal point of the team

Too often young players jump at the chance to go to a bigger club to earn more money when they would have been better suited to staying at a club where they were settled.

Aribo is a prime example of that. He really came into his own last season and much of that is because of the faith shown in him by Lee Bowyer and the responsibility give to him.

At Rangers he will be one of a number of excellent players, and may have to fight for his place, particularly in the beginning. Aribo was used to Charlton, his family are from the area and the fans loved him. It will be a big change moving to Scotland and that could affect him on the pitch.

The Championship is a higher quality standard and Aribo would improve more by staying

There is no doubting the fact that Rangers and Celtic are bigger than the clubs in the Championship, and they have great players who teams like Charlton would love to have.

Aribo should improve by learning from Gerrard and the coaching staff, but players really adapt, learn and improve through regular game time and by playing against high quality opposition, and therefore Aribo would be better suited to staying the Championship.

A player like Aribo is well suited to the fast pace of the Championship, and in the Scottish Premier League he will find it too easy to glide past players, and thus he could stagnate. He also built up a great partnership with Lyle Taylor last season and that had a positive effect on his performances.

Even if he impresses for Rangers he would still be a gamble to Premier League clubs

Like Bowyer said, not many players make the move from Scotland to the Premier League, and Aribo will likely have to impress in Europe for clubs to take him under consideration - and that is something not guaranteed at Rangers.

The Championship seemed like the natural progression in his career. He proved himself in League One and is clearly ready for the next level. It seemed natural for him to impress in the Championship until a Premier League club came calling.

Many players have done well in Scotland but failed to replicate those performances in the England. Most games Aribo plays next season will be against League One/Two standard opposition, and therefore the Premier League is a huge step up, despite playing for a huge club.

He has already attracted interest by playing in League One, if he had stayed and impressed in the Championship it would only be a matter of time before a move to the top-tier materialised.