Bojan Miovski completes record breaking move to Girona

Bojan Miovski's now joined La Liga side Girona from Aberdeen on a four year contract.

It's for a club record fee of what could be up to £9 million if Aberdeen achieve add-ons and eventually a sell-on.

That's more than the figure received for the transfer of Calvin Ramsay to Liverpool in summer 2022.

It's the biggest ever transfer of any outfield player outside Celtic and Rangers, with only Craig Gordon's transfer from Hearts to Sutherland worth more. 

It means the 25-year old will play Champions League football in the upcoming campaign.

The North Macedonian arrived in the Granite City two years ago from MTK Budapest for £535,000 and has scored 44 goals in 91 starts for the Dons.

He still had 2 years left on his contract.

The club is acknowledging and thanking Bojan for his contribution to the club and say it wishes him every success in the future.

Dons chief executive Alan Burrows said: “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.

“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 complimenting 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.”

Girona finished third in La Liga last season, behind Real Madrid and Barcelona.