Alan Burrows has warned Rangers that Aberdeen are 'fully prepared' to go to an SPFL tribunal over the transfer of Connor Barron.
The Scotland Under-21 international last week joined the Ibrox club from their Scottish Premiership rivals upon the expiry of his contract at Pittodrie.
Despite being a free agent, due to the length of time Barron was developed in the Dons' academy set-up, they are owed compensation over the switch.
It's believed Rangers have made an offer of £500,000 for Barron to settle the deal, however, this is nowhere near the amount Aberdeen is seeking.
🗣️ 'We're fully prepared to go to a tribunal'
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Dons chief executive Burrows spoke to the media this afternoon as he discussed various topics, including Barron's move to Glasgow.
And he insists a tribunal is the route they'll take if Rangers don't up their offer.
He said: "What happens in this situation is both clubs are effectively mandated to try to find a solution before some kind of arbitrary body, like the SPFL, would step in and set that value.
"Both clubs have to try to make counter proposals to each other. If they can't agree on a middle point, it then goes to the SPFL. That's the part of the process that's ongoing at the minute.
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“If there isn’t agreement between the two clubs then we are fully prepared to go to a tribunal. It is our job to get the best value for any player and we will try and do that with Connor Barron.
"Ideally, in all walks of life, we would like to avoid situations where you have to go to independent tribunals but if we have to we will.
"We've had experience of these tribunals before. Lewis Ferguson arrived from Hamilton Accies via an SPFL tribunal. So, we've got good experience in this situation and if we have to utilise that again then we will."
Aberdeen are likely to get more than £500k in a tribunal and could also land a further sell-on fee.
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