By Liam McLeod

Stuart Duff spent a loan spell at Inverness CT last season

Aberdeen have told midfielder Stuart Duff he will not be offered a new contract with the Scottish Premier League club.

Duff, 28, was signed by former Dons boss Jimmy Calderwood following his release by Dundee United two years ago.

The midfielder spent a month's loan with First Division champions Inverness Caledonian Thistle this season.

Caley Thistle manager Terry Butcher had been keen to extend Duff's loan spell, but the Dons refused.

BBC Scotland has learned that, should Duff remain without a club by the start of next season and Dons boss Mark McGhee fails to bolster his squad, he may still have a future at Pittodrie.

Meanwhile, Italian defender Davide Grassi will be offered a short-term deal, likely to be until the end of the year.

The former Parma and Espanyol player impressed McGhee towards the end of the campaign.

Defender Charlie Mulgrew and captain Mark Kerr are expected to leave when their contracts expire.

Former Celtic left-back Mulgrew has been a first-team regular since moving from Wolves in 2008 and Kerr joined from Scottish Premier League rivals Dundee United the same year.

Midfielder Gary McDonald may be open to extending his stay depending on other offers. All three players have been offered new deals with the Pittodrie club but those terms will not be improved.

McDonald moved to Pittodrie in 2008 after leaving Oldham, signing a two-year deal with the Dons.

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