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Shayden Morris bids 'rejected' by Aberdeen as Dons stand firm despite £600,000 transfer offer from England

Shayden Morris bids 'rejected' by Aberdeen as Dons stand firm despite £600,000 transfer offer from England

Daily Record3 days ago
Luton Town are keen to sign the wnger but will have to stump up more cash tot empt the Scottish Cup winners into selling
Luton have reportedly had two bids for Shayden Morris booted out by Aberdeen.

The Hatters are targeting the wide man as they look to recover from back to back relegations, having dropped down from the Premier League then immediately into League One from the Championship.

Sky Sports claim that they have twice been rebuffed in their pursuit of Morris, with the latest offer of £600,000 plus add-ons not enough to tempt the Scottish Cup winners into selling.

Morris is entering the final year of his Dons contract and boss Jimmy Thelin admitted towards the end of last season that tentative discussions over a new deal had taken place and were positive.
He said: 'We have a good dialogue with Shayden and he looks happy when he's here.
'That's the most important thing for me, that the players want to be here and believe in our journey.

'And we believe in the players.
'He's playing with a smile on his face which is good.'
Morris himself had previously said he would like to stay with the club beyond next summer.

'Hopefully, yeah," he admitted. "I'm enjoying my time there. We'll see what happens. Yes, I'd be happy to speak, definitely.'
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