Lewis Ferguson's agent has criticised Aberdeen for rejecting offers for the midfielder, understood to be from Watford.

The Hornets have had two offers turned down by the Dons, who are hopeful of holding on to the player.

Ferguson is keen to make the move to Vicarage Road and put in a transfer request yesterday, frustrated by Aberdeen's reluctance to negotiate.

However, the club described the offers as "insulting" in a statement and said they had rejected the request.

A bidding war with the Scottish side is not something Watford are keen to get dragged into and could walk away if the Dons continue to make things difficult.

The player’s agent Bill McMurdo has since come out and said that Aberdeen are standing in the way of a “gentleman’s agreement” that the player has with the club, that should an opportunity for Ferguson to move to the Premier League arise, they would allow him to leave.

The representative said that this was decided when a new contract was signed, committing the player to Aberdeen until 2024.

“The player submitted a written transfer request because he had no other option,” he told the Daily Mail.

“He has had a great time at Aberdeen. He has been first-class for them and they have been first-class for him, but now they are obstructing his progress and I think they have let the player down.

“They told us when he signed the contract initially that if a Premier League club came in, they would not stand in his way. Lewis was absolutely up front with them and told them his ambition was to play in the English Premier League.

“They said: ‘Trust us, we won’t stand in his way’.

“They said they would consider it a good thing if he went to play in the English Premier League and when we signed the extension to the contract, they reiterated that stance again."

The 21-year-old scored ten goals in 41 appearances last season and now sees the Premier League as the next step in his career.

However, Aberdeen are understood to have ignored requests for a valuation from Watford.

“In the last couple of weeks, a club asked if he was available and when they intimated he could be, they asked: ‘How much do you want for him’" added McMurdo.

"Aberdeen have since refused to give them a price and I can’t understand that.

“I have said to them that I’ve been in this business a long time and I have never known a buying club to ask a selling club for a price only for the selling club to say: ‘No, make us an offer’.

“They have never said if they want £4m or £10m. And how can you conduct business on that basis?

”That’s a mockery and I am upset because this is an opportunity for Lewis to realise his ambition and I think the club are going back on their word and the gentleman’s agreement we had.

“I think they are holding out for a massive amount for him and I don’t think it’s going to happen.”