Connor Barron: Aberdeen seek reform as tribunal sets Rangers compensation fee

Aberdeen say they have been awarded a fee of “£639,920, with an additional £250k of conditional performance-based payments” following Connor Barron’s summer move to Rangers.

The Dons could also receive “future economic rights by way of a sell-on”, should Barron be sold by the Ibrox club.

The midfielder, 22, joined the Ibrox club as a free agent but the Dons were entitled to compensation after he started his professional career at Pittodrie and the matter went to a tribunal.

Aberdeen said: “The guaranteed fee and the likelihood of where the final compensation will eventually land, by way of the future conditional payments, justifies our decision to reject the full and final offer that was presented to us by Rangers back in May, which led to the tribunal being convened.

“However, this arduous and costly process, and even the final determination, highlights the need for an urgent review into both the domestic and international training compensation systems to ensure clubs continue to be incentivised and protected when it comes to the development of young players.

“We believe that an opportunity has been missed in Connor’s case, and where our domestic system is concerned, to ensure that clubs can be confident that the increasing, and significant, costs that are borne with academy player development are recognised and as such, there is an incentive for clubs to continue such level of investment.”