Aberdeen will do their best to ‘protect’ star Ramsay from interest

Boss Stephen Glass insists Aberdeen will protect “special talent” Calvin Ramsay as the race to land the teen hots up.

As transfer speculation surrounding the 18-yearold intensifies Glass says Aberdeen will “handle him right”.

German Bundesliga outfit Eintracht Frankfurt are the latest club to enter the chase to secure the teen.

A host of English Premier League sides are also weighing up a potential January transfer move for the right-back.

Aberdeen are braced for a bid for the Scotland Under-21 international during the recently opened transfer window.

Top-flight Watford are the first club to formally contact Aberdeen with regard to a potential January swoop.

However Manchester United, Liverpool, Everton, West Ham, Southampton and Norwich all have Ramsay on their radar.

Newcastle United and Leicester City are also circling around one of the hottest young talents in Scottish football. Ramsay is contracted to Pittodrie until summer 2024.

Chairman Dave Cormack recently said Aberdeen do not have to sell any of their stars, including Ramsay, during the January window.

Glass insists the situation with Ramsay will “take care of itself ”.

However, while the defender is at Pittodrie

the Dons boss will protect the youth academy graduate and he will also continue to push the talented teen to be the best he can.

Glass said: “What’s going to happen with Calvin will take care of itself.

“He’s going to be here or he’s not, he’s going to be as good as he should be or he’s not.

“Our job is to push him and coach him to be the best he can be while we’ve got him. That’s the same for all the players.

“Obviously Calvin is a special talent so it’s important we handle him right.”

Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers sent a scout to assess Ramsay in the 2-1 defeat of Dundee at Pittodrie on Boxing Day.

With Eintracht Frankfurt, sixth in the Bundesliga, targeting Ramsay, the battle to land the teen has spread across the Continent.

Everton boss Rafa Benitez also sent a scout to watch Ramsay in September and received a glowing report.

Manchester United monitored Ramsay this season with the Old Trafford club compiling a transfer dossier with the view to a potential January approach.

Ramsay made his first start in two months due to a thigh muscle injury when facing Dundee on Boxing Day.

In a superb breakout season he has pitched in with eight assists.

Calvin Ramsay is being tracked across Europe.