£4m RAMSAY MOVE IS REAL DEAL FOR DONS

THE new post-Brexit transfer rules have made Scottish clubs vulnerable to raids on their brightest young talent. That’s why it’s great to see Aberdeen getting good value from the imminent sale of Calvin Ramsay to Liverpool.

For a Scottish club to get just over £4million with significant add-ons for an 18-year-old is a really important deal.

And what an opportunity it is for Calvin to go and work under Jurgen Klopp, one of the best coaches in the world.

I have no doubt he will go there and do really well.

Aberdeen have not only got significant financial value from Calvin but they also got a year out of him on the pitch, too.

That’s becoming harder to do under the new Brexit rules — all Scottish clubs are vulnerable at the moment because our young players are now a precious commodity.

We are on the border of the richest league in the world and their clubs are hovering and looking.

Look at the way Liverpool were able to take Ben Doak. Celtic gave him every encouragement, they had him training with the first team, even put him in the first team at 16 — but it still wasn’t enough to hold on to him.

At Rangers, Rory Wilson, another 16-year-old, has been on a similar pathway. He is now off to Aston Villa.

And now my own player at Kilmarnock, Charlie McArthur (17), is in the same category. We have had two Premier League bids, one which meets our valuation, and there is an opportunity for him to go and play at Under-23 level.

It remains to be seen how often Ramsay will play at Liverpool but he’ll be getting tested every day in training, going up against the likes of Mo Salah and Luis Diaz.

When I was transferred to Rangers from Morton in 1995, I improved by the week even although I wasn’t playing. That’s because the standard in training was so high.

Ramsay now has the chance to be the best player possible. Liverpool will have a plan for him. They are spending significant money and there will be a pathway to the first team.