Barry Robson reveals Aberdeen FC have already lined up transfer replacements for Ylber Ramadani

Barry Robson knows there are frustrations over the sale of Ylber Ramadani but has insisted Aberdeen have players coming in who will more than fill that void.

The popular Albanian international completed his £1million plus move to Serie A side Leece earlier this month. It saw the Dons make more than 10 times a profit on a player Jim Goodwin signed from MTK Budapest last summer. Robson admitted it was a deal that was right for the player and Aberdeen and now it is about finding a replacement to help the team kick on.

He said: “It was a terrific offer for the football club and a terrific offer for him. And it was the right thing to do. I know the fans will be frustrated a bit but I think they understand it as well. I’m also pretty confident that we have some players coming that can fill that void.”

Robson joked he played a major part in helping Ramadani get his move to Serie A. When he took over from Goodwin in January he decided to move him from a sitter to more of a box-to-box player.

The Aberdeen manager stated: “When we came in he was playing as a number six. I had been watching him and he was never a number six for me. He needed to be a number eight where he could get after people and bring his energy. That’s why we changed it then and we put Leighton (Clarkson) to deal with the ball more and Rama to bring more of his engine, energy and enthusiasm. And he got a big move out of it.”

Robson has already signed eight players this summer and Central Coast Mariners defender James McGarry is set to become the latest. A three-year-deal has been agreed with the New Zealand international and he is expected to complete his move to Aberdeen in the coming days, now his wife has given birth. Robson admitted: “Something might come