Dons' Bus to depart De Graafschap

Defender Bus has only featured in four matches for the Dons

Aberdeen's on-loan defender Dave Bus has been told his contract with Dutch club De Graafschap will not be renewed when it expires this summer.

The 29-year-old Dutchman moved to Pittodrie in January but has made just four appearances.

De Graafschap have decided the player's wages make him too expensive to keep.

"Dave got a really good contract but it didn't fit well with the club's wage structure," club director Han Berger told newspaper De Gelderlander.

De Graafschap handed Bus a three-and-a-half-year deal in January 2005 but was out of favour when he moved to Aberdeen in January.

The Eredivisie side are now ready to part company with the centre-back on a permanent basis.

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"With this contract he should now be one of the key players, but in the last two seasons he has hardly played a match," Berger said.

"If I didn't end the contract before 1 April, the contract would have automatically been extended. We didn't want to see that happen."