Connor Barron Celtic transfer latest as Aberdeen boss Jim Goodwin wants new deal for rising star

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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.