Calvin Ramsay's sale to Liverpool is "delicate" insists Aberdeen legend Willie Miller - however he insists Pittodrie chiefs are proper to carry out for a bumper charge.
The 18-year-old is the highest prospect within the Granite Metropolis with the Champions League finalists and the Dons locked in negotiations over a transfer.
Aberdeen's valuation of Ramsay seems to be rising by the day with a £10 million price ticket positioned on the full-back.
However Miller reckons that the membership hierarchy should proceed with warning if they're to keep away from scaring off Liverpool.
He reckons Dave Cormack and the Aberdeen board could have to just accept they're working in a special market to Rangers and Celtic when promoting Ramsay.
Writing for The Press and Journal, Miller mentioned: "The Dons are holding out for a deal which may doubtlessly be price as much as £10 million.
"That will be an preliminary £5m fee and an additional £5m in add-ons if the teenager reaches milestones with the Anfield membership.
"Aberdeen maintain all of the playing cards as a result of Ramsay is contracted to the membership till summer season 2024. The Dons have each proper to attempt to maximise the return.
"Nevertheless, on the identical time they should watch out to not lose the deal.
"There have been offers previously, Scott McKenna as an illustration, the place it was misplaced.
"There'll all the time be a ceiling for Scottish gamers with switch charges and one other ceiling with non-Rangers and Celtic gamers.
"Aberdeen should attempt to push that ceiling as excessive as they probably can – however they don’t need the fish to come back off the hook.
"They don’t need the deal to fall flat by doubtlessly over-pricing a participant. It's delicate.
"I’m not occasion to those negotiations so I don’t understand how they're progressing.
"I don’t know whether or not Aberdeen really feel by holding out they are going to ultimately get the deal they need.
"Finally everybody has to stroll away from the deal feeling happy – the shopping for membership, the promoting membership and Ramsay himself."