Aberdeen secure club record fee of £6.8million as striker Bojan Miovski joins La Liga high-flyers Girona

Aberdeen have raked in a club record fee of £6.8million after selling striker Bojan Miovski to Girona.

The 25-year-old North Macedonia striker flew to Spain to pass a medical and put pen to paper on a deal with the club which finished third in La Liga, behind Real Madrid and Barcelona, last season.

Miovski attracted significant attention from across Europe after 44 goals in 91 starts for the Dons.

Espanyol had a bid rejected, with Italian clubs Genoa and Parma among those showing interest.

Thanking Miovski for his efforts, Aberdeen ehief executive Alan Burrows vowed to reinvest the windfall from the striker’s sale in the football department.

‘Bojan has been a magnificent number nine for Aberdeen and although we are clearly sad to be losing him, we’re also delighted that he has achieved such an exciting move. He deserves it, and we thank him for his significant contribution.

Miovski comes on against St Mirren last weekend to make his final Aberdeen appearance 

‘The deal is also a good one for the club and further strengthens the player trading strategy adopted and driven by Dave Cormack and the board over a number of seasons. This model means a club will plan to invest much more each season in football wages and transfer fees compared to what it brings in as income from the likes of season tickets, hospitality and retail.

‘It obviously relies on deals like Bojan’s, where all the proceeds are being reinvested in our football department, and as CEO I’m indebted to our investor group for underwriting the strategy which will have its cashflow ups and downs over the seasons.

‘We will work hard to develop this further, whilst constantly reviewing and benchmarking ourselves against similar clubs across Europe, particularly in Scandinavia, who are doing it very effectively and are regularly punching above their weight.

‘Our focus remains on developing our own players through our academy whilst complementing that with smart recruitment from across the world, with the aim of driving football success to Aberdeen FC.

‘We have already added six players in this window and our recruitment department, together with the manager, continue to explore ways to strengthen the squad between now and the end of the month.’

Miovski joined Aberdeen from Hungarian side MTK in June 2022 and waved an emotional farewell to Aberdeen fans in the Granite City last Sunday after coming on as a late substitute in their 3-1 win over St Mirren in the Premiership.