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Aberdeen are set to play hardball over bids for Scott McKenna - and demand up to £10million for the top defensive prospect.

The Dons have already bounced a £2m bid from Hull and are determined to hold out for huge money for a player they see as a major asset, with Swansea City poised to make a move.​

Record Sport understands Pittodrie chiefs are confident they can bag a record fee for the 21-year-old centre back - which would help pay a sizable chunk of the £50m bill for the proposed new stadium.

The price demands could scare off Championship Hull but rivals Swansea have cleared their decks following relegation from the Premier League and have cash from the top flight parachute payment.

Swans boss Graham ​Potter is set to watch the defender in next week’s Europa League showdown with Burn​ley​ - but has been told to forget about landing the international on the cheap.

Aberdeen are determined to avoid being burned in the transfer market after suffering several top youngsters leaving on cut price deals.

Ryan Fraser has​ been turned in to a Premier League star at Bournemouth - but was picked up for barely £400,000 four years ago while assets such as Fraser Fyvie, Clark Robertson and Ryan Jack departed under freedom of contract.

Jonny Hayes banked the club £1m following his move to Celtic last summer but the Dons managed to secure McKenna on a new five-year deal until 2023 in a bid to ensure a bumper cheque if clubs came calling.

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McKenna emerged as one of the stars of the season for the Granite City side last term having come back from loan spells at Alloa and Ayr to command a regular role in the side.

The youngster’s performances made him a mainstay in the side - and earned him a call up for Alex McLeish’s Scotland squad to face Costa​ Ric​a​ and then for the transatlantic trek to Peru and Mexico.

McKenna’s displays for the national side earned rave reviews with McLeish chucking the 6ft 3in stopper the captain's armband against the Mexicans.

Aberdeen are convinced the defender will become a key man for club and country and point to the rise of England star Harry Maguire, who was signed by Leicester City from Hull last summer in a move that could reach £17m before going on to becoming a World Cup hero for the Three Lions.