Barry Robson has warned Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack that Bojan Miovski must not be allowed to leave in the January transfer window.
The Dons boss is hopeful of keeping ahold of his top scorer in the upcoming market.
The North Macedonia international scored twice as Aberdeen bounced back from the Viaplay Cup final disappointment with a 2-1 comeback victory over Livingston at Pittodrie.
The brace took him to 14 goals for the season - which means interest will continue to grow in his services.
Celtic are believed to be keen on signing the 24-year-old this January, with their attacking options set to be severely limited in the early stages of the new year by the Asian Cup.
Robson is fully aware Miovski will have plenty of potential suitors, however, he's extremely keen for the club to resist cashing in at this stage.
He said: “Miovski scored two great goals and probably could have scored a few more. We’re pleased we got the win.
"We knew November and December would be tough months for us and we have to keep our heads down and try to move up the table.
“There’s more to come from the lad. We could see when he came in there were things to improve on but he’s built a good relationship with Duk and Ester Sokler. He’s doing really well. He’s always enjoyed the way we want to play on the transition.
"We want to find him all the time and it suits him. We’ll just have to say to Dave [Cormack] he’s not allowed to go. There is a model at this club and we’ve signed a lot of good players.
“We’re a good team when we’re at it and with Bojan and others who perform well in big European games, people look at that.
“We want him to stay as long as he can and hopefully he’ll be here for a good bit longer.”
On the game itself, the 45-year-old continued: “There wasn’t much in the first half. We went a goal behind but showed great resilience. I look at every game as really difficult.
"We’ve come through a lot of hard games and it’s never easy. We’ll get the boys in tomorrow and go again. We work hard as a team, stick together and try to perform as best as we can in every game until the break comes.
“I know Rangers won tonight but I’m sure they had a lot taken out of them as well. It’s difficult coming out after a game of the magnitude it was at the weekend. We came back tonight looking to win the game.”
