Imps have set price for Erhahon - George

Ethan Erhahon left boyhood club St Mirren to join Lincoln City in January 2023

Clubs interested in Lincoln City's Ethan Erhahon have been told exactly what it will cost to prise the midfielder away from the League One side this summer, says Imps director of football Jez George.

When Erhahon was voted both Players' Player and Fans' Player of the Season 12 months ago, George anticipated the former Scotland Under-21 international would fetch a club-record fee when sold in future.

And while the 24-year-old did not perform to the same level as Lincoln finished mid-table in 2024-25, expectations are that the former St Mirren player will still attract interest from Championship clubs.

Lincoln have reportedly knocked back a £600,000 bid from second-tier side Swansea City, and George says the club will not budge on their unspecified valuation of Erhahon.

"Ethan's agent is very aware of the number and clubs are very aware of the number and it's up to clubs to meet that valuation," George told BBC Radio Lincolnshire in a wide-ranging interview.

"It is very early in the summer and we do expect to get offers because Ethan is an outstanding player with outstanding attributes and outstanding potential.

"It would surprise me if there wasn't a club in the Championship that doesn't see his potential."

Since moving to Lincoln in January 2023, Erhahon has made 107 appearances for the club.

He featured 38 times across all competitions last season, although his impact in the second half of the campaign was limited because of an injury layoff.

"If I was a Championship director of football or a Championship head of recruitment, Ethan would absolutely be top of my list," George said.

"Has he been quite as impressive last season as he was the year before? No. But the year before he was absolutely outstanding and I cannot believe that this time last year we didn't have people absolutely banging our door down to sign Ethan.

"For clubs not to do that, I can't understand what they look for. He has all the attributes, and form is temporary as the saying goes.

"I look at him and think, for his age, his athletic capabilities, his technical detail and all his strengths and his ceiling and what he is capable of being, I'd be banging Lincoln City's door down. But I'm not, I'm here and my job is to make sure we only open that door to a club who comes with the right valuation."