How much will Rangers pay for Connor Barron? Aberdeen demands as clubs await SPFL tribunal date
There is confusion surrounding the amount of money Rangers must pay in compensation for Connor Barron.
In the 2024 summer transfer window, Rangers snapped up Connor Barron on a free transfer after his contract at Aberdeen reached its end - however, the Dons are still entitled to a sum of compensation from their rivals.
As things stand, the fee that Rangers will need to pay Aberdeen is up in the air, as both clubs are waiting for the SPFL to set an official tribunal date to decree how much money the Gers must shell out to the north east club. Currently, it is unclear how much money Rangers will be required to part ways with.
Had Barron made the jump to a club outside of Scotland, Aberdeen would have been entitled to a compensation fee in the region of £500,000. However, as the move that took place was a domestic transfer , both parties must agree on a fee - as neither of the two clubs have been able to do this, an amount will be settled by an SPFL tribunal.
The transfer did not go down well with large swathes of Aberdeen’s fanbase - Barron had been at the club since 2017, having joined their academy during his time as a youngster. He made 59 Scottish Premiership appearances for the Dons, scoring a pair of goals along the way. Additionally, he also enjoyed loan spells at Brechin City and Kelty Hearts earlier in his career.
Rangers and Aberdeen are due to butt heads this evening at 8pm in a crucial Scottish Premiership title race clash at Pittodrie - will Barron have a role to play over the course of the outing?
He has enjoyed a mixed start to life at the Ibrox Stadium thus far - he has played in all nine of the Scottish Premiership games so far this season, but has not scored a goal or registered an assist as of yet.