Aberdeen chief executive Alan Burrows has warned clubs circling for in-form strikers Duk and Bojan Miovski that they’ll have to fork out big money if those players are to be lured away from Pittodrie.
Burrows is well aware that with Cape Verde international Duk having hit 16 goals in 33 Premiership appearances this season and Miovski on a similar tally, they could be top targets for clubs south of the border or abroad.
The Dons laid out more than £1m for them last summer – Duk from Benfica’s reserve side and Miovski plucked for £550,000 from MTK Budapest - but their values in the transfer market have rocketed up upwards of double that figure.
Burrow’s, however, insisted the club had no wish to lose such prolific scorers who, he believed, are still developing.
But he stressed any suitors should be ready to spend big if they want them.
He said: “When players do well other teams become interested in them.
“In some ways, it’s a compliment to the club. We are in a robust position at the moment. If anybody wants our best players, particularly ones like Duk and Miovski, who have extensive contracts with the club, they’re going to have to come out and put down a real fair price for them.
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“In that sense, we won’t be easy to deal with. We’re looking to build a squad.
“The flip side is that we have a model that relies on the development, not only of young players coming through the academy but those we bring
in.
“At the same time, we want to be challenging at the top end of domestic competitions and even in Europe.
So, if people want to try and disrupt that, they’re going to have to pay a pretty price, that’s for sure.”
The same, he added, applied to Ross McCrorie, linked with English Championship side Bristol City, thought to be ready with a £2m bid for the former Rangers utility player.
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