ABERDEEN manager Derek McInnes has insisted that the club will not lower their asking price for his three best players.

Lewis Ferguson has been linked with a move to Rangers this summer, while speculation surrounds the futures of defender Scott McKenna and striker Sam Cosgrove.

The Dons boss conceded that every player has his price - but insisted that none of his players will be sold for anything less than their full value.

McInnes told the Daily Mail: "Obviously, you want to work with good players as long as you can as a manager. But every player has a price — we understand that.

"Despite the difficulties every club will be having, some will be better equipped to deal with this than others. And there will be clubs south of the border actively trying to put squads together who will see Scotland as a place to try and strengthen.

"In Scott, Lewis and Sam, we have three very good players in terms of the value they add to the club. But the chairman has been pretty adamant in saying there will be no fire sale here.

"No one will leave for a fee below their market value.

"I’m delighted with the progress of the three players people are talking about. McKenna has come through the academy. Cosgrove and Ferguson between them cost £250,000.

"The three boys have huge value to the club but they are also very important players on the pitch. We always want to hang on to our best players, but we recognise at Aberdeen there comes a point where they move on."