Jim Goodwin hopes to fight off interest in another of his young Aberdeen stars by handing Connor Barron a new deal. The Dons boss has already been forced to relinquish Calvin Ramsay after owner Dave Cormack was presented with an £8million offer from Liverpool he could not refuse.
But Goodwin fears he may also have to wave goodbye to Ramsay’s fellow Scotland Under-21 internationalist Barron with Celtic and Italian pair Bologna and Sassuolo tracking the teenager. The Irishman insists the young full-back deserves a pay bump to match his burgeoning potential.
But he also hopes it might persuade his suitors to look elsewhere. Goody said: “We’ve got a number of good young players in our squad whose contracts we want to extend. Connor Barron is one of them. He had a terrific second half of the season, one of the nominees for player of the year. He's the type of player you want to be building teams around because of his age.
