Ross McCrorie handed £4m Aberdeen transfer price tag with Bristol City offer 'selling them short'

Legend Joe Harper has demanded Aberdeen start the bidding for Ross McCrorie at £4m amid reported interest from Bristol City.

The Ashton Gate side are in advanced talks with Dons to seal a £2million summer move for their vice-captain, but the move has left Aberdeen fans and pundits bemused that the versatile midfielder would leave a club chasing third sport in the Scottish Premiership and European football for a struggling side in England’s second tier. But Harper has pointed fingers at the club higher-ups.

The Pittodrie hero reckons that the board would be allowing a vital player to leave for £2m with three years left to run on his current deal, insisting that the club should be holding out for a bigger fee with the summer window rapidly approaching. Writing for the Press and Journal, Harper said: "It would be extremely disappointing if Aberdeen accept just £2m for Ross McCrorie.

"The versatile defender-midfielder is worth at least double that. Aberdeen are reportedly in advanced talks with Championship Bristol City for a £2m transfer for McCrorie in the summer window.

"McCrorie still has three years left on his Aberdeen contract and is an extremely influential player for the Reds. Any team interested in signing him should start with a minimum bid of £4m and then expect to be pushed up to a higher figure to land him.

"McCrorie captained the Reds to the 2-0 win against Rangers on Sunday in the absence of suspended captain Graeme Shinnie, and was excellent. He can play at wing-back, right-back, centre-back and in midfield.

"McCrorie is fast, powerful, influential and is so important to Aberdeen. To let him go for just £2m would be selling the Dons and McCrorie short."

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