Talks have been initiated to take 21-year-old centre-back Jadel Katongo to Aberdeen, according to sources in Turkey, but the finances involved will make striking an agreement with Kayserispor to sign the England Under-20 international very difficult. (Daily Record, external)
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Image source, SNSAberdeen have appointed former Scotland captain Rachel Corsie to their board of directors.
A lifelong supporter of the football club, Aberdeen say she brings "a blend of elite sporting experience, strategic thinking and commercial expertise".
As well as a distinguished playing career, Corsie is also a qualified chartered accountant.
She will oversee the club's women's set-up while providing "practical guidance and mentorship during an important period of transition".
"It is a genuine honour to join the board of Aberdeen Football Club," Corsie said. "As someone who grew up supporting the club, this is an opportunity that means a great deal to me personally.
"Football has given me experiences across the world, and I've been fortunate to see different approaches to leadership, culture and player development. I hope I can bring those experiences, together with my professional background to help the club continue moving forward.
"I'm especially excited about the opportunity to support the continued development of the women's and girls' programme. There is significant potential at Aberdeen and I'm looking forward to working with the board, the executive team and the staff to help build a sustainable, ambitious future that creates opportunities for players at every level.
"This is an exciting time for Aberdeen Football Club and I'm proud to play a part in what comes next."
Aberdeen have expressed an interest in 29-year-old Hibernian right-back Chris Cadden. (Sky Sports, external)
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Image source, SNSKevin Nisbet took his Aberdeen tally to five goals in three League Cup games with a hat-trick in the win over Queen of the South and the striker is aiming to build on such a promising start.
"I'm feeling good," the 29-year-old told Premier Sports at Palmerston Park.
"The big thing for me in pre-season was to stay fit. The last two seasons I've picked up knocks, then you're playing catch-up, and I didn't start kicking on until January last time."
The Scotland international also spoke of taking on "more responsibility", saying departed captain Graeme Shinnie left "a big void to fill".
"The manager has put a leadership group together, four or five of us to run the dressing room, keep the standards high in training," he explained.
And Stephen Robinson was certainly pleased with his centre-forward, adding: "Kevin's a goalscorer.
"We have to provide chances for him and we didn't put enough balls into the box in the first half and moved the ball too slowly. We changed that at half time.
"We created numerous chances and there's no better person in the box to finish."
Aberdeen top Group A on maximum points going into Saturday's last game at home to Kelty Hearts.
"We've won three games and we've created a lot of chances, that's the good thing," said Robinson. "Of course, there are things to improve on.
"We've brought in 10 new players, so it takes time, but you have to pick up results in this competition."
Tyrone Smith
BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter
Image source, SNSNesta Guinness-Walker says he can draw inspiration from his great-grandfather, the legendary actor and Star Wars star Sir Alec Guinness, as he looks to create some family headlines of his own with Aberdeen.
The 26-year-old left-back recently arrived at Pittodrie on a two-year deal from Northampton Town.
Unsurprisingly, he has fielded questions about his famous relative, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy.
Speaking before Wednesday night's League Cup trip to Queen of the South, he said: "I am definitely not sick of it all [being asked about it]. It is not something that, as a family or as a person, we shy away from.
"He did amazing things in his career and was a real idol in our family for how successful he was, and it is something you can take inspiration from.
"I don't know if I would say I am competing with him, but it is definitely a chance for me to create my own form of legacy in my own way and to do something that makes my family proud of me, so it is something that feels natural."
Guinness-Walker made the move to the Granite City after spending two years with Northampton Town, who were relegated after finishing bottom of League One last term.
On his switch to Pittodrie, he said: "The size of the club and the expectations at this football club are what brought me here - the expectation to achieve and do well. That is something I am really looking forward to embracing.
"I have had a few team-mates in England who have played in Scotland, the likes of Dean Campbell and Terry Taylor, who obviously came through at Aberdeen and are close friends of mine.
"So when I heard there was interest, I touched base with them and they told me how big a club it is and what an honour it is to play for Aberdeen. That was a no-brainer for me."
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Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson says goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov is exploring opportunities away from Pittodrie, but although there has been a lot of interest in the 29-year-old, there is nothing concrete. (Press & Journal, external)
Aberdeen would need an offer in excess of the £200,000 they paid St Johnstone for Dimitar Mitov two seasons ago before allowing the goalkeeper to leave. (Daily Record, external)
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Image source, SNSAberdeen head coach Stephen Robinson has hailed the impact of his Summer signings and believes his new-look team is improving game by game.
The Dons have recruited 11 players so far during the current transfer window.
Two of them, Dan Happe and Lewis Neilson, scored as they defeated Queen's Park 2-1 at the weekend, making it two wins out of two in the group stage of the Premier Sports Cup, a game that also saw new goalie Marius Muller catch the eye.
Speaking ahead of Wednesday night's trip to play League One Queen of the South, Robinson said: "It is always nice to see new signings hit the ground running.
"I believe all the new signings have really made an impression, there are a lot of new faces, so it takes time that understanding.
"I believe I can see the understanding coming, relationships building on the pitch as well and off the pitch, but that does take time.
"When you bring that many players in, there is going to be a bedding-in period, but we are doing that by winning games at the same time.
"I feel that there is an improvement in every game we have played, including the pre-season ones, and we are looking for that step forward again on Wednesday night."
While the focus is on the new signings, midfielder Findlay Marshall is hoping this will be his breakthrough season at Pittodrie.
The 20-year-old signed a new deal in April after impressing on loan at Arbroath last term, but he has yet to feature in the two competitive games the Dons have played this time round.
Robinson added: "Marsh has gone out on loan, he has to now come in and be better than what is in front of him.
"That is the reality of being a first team footballer, it is not the democratic society of Aberdeen where everybody gets equal game time.
"You have to be better than the person in front of you.
"Ultimately, they have to play football, developing isn't sitting on a bench, so I think the club do this really well with the loan system they have, and we will continue to do that, and we will look at those boys come the end of August and 'do they need to go out on loan again? Do they need to develop further ?.
"We are talking about very, very young boys with little experience, and to play for Aberdeen you need that mentality, you need that backbone, you need the experience of playing football matches.
"You only gain it by playing, so we will look at that very closely, and Marsh will be one of those players as well."
Image source, SNSMarius Muller was playing for Aberdeen for the first time in the win over Queen's Park
Stephen Robinson praised debutant goalkeeper Marius Muller after the German helped Aberdeen overcome Queen's Park in the Premier Sports Cup.
The Dons made it two wins out of two in Group A with Dan Happe netting his first Aberdeen goal early on and another debutant, Lewis Smith, making it 2-0 on 11 minutes.
Jack Hamilton replied for the Spiders in the second half and Muller's triple save kept the hosts in front.
"We shouldn't be relying on Marius to make a triple save," manager Robinson told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound.
"It was a fantastic save and that's why we signed him so, on a positive, we've signed a very good goalkeeper.
"We should be out of sight in the game. We start really well with energy and then the game becomes too easy and we start taking liberties and slowing the game down, not doing simple things better than the others.
"We should've scored another two or three goals.
"A lot of positives, a lot of good performances from new players. We get better as we go, no doubt."
Aberdeen travel to take on Queen of the South in Dumfries in their next fixture on Wednesday (19:45 BST) then finish Group A at home to Kelty Hearts on Saturday.
Manager Stephen Robinson has further targets as he continues to reshape the Aberdeen squad. (Press and Journal - subscription required, external)
And Robinson expects departures from Pittodrie "in the coming weeks". (Record, external)
Image source, SNSStephen Robinson wants a trimmed down Aberdeen squad before the start of the season, but insists he is still targeting further recruits.
Goalkeeper Marius Muller signed a two-year deal with the Dons on Thursday, joining Tony Yogane, Lewis Smith, Ayoub Mouloua, Connor Ronan, Alexander Briedl, Brad Lyons, Lewis Mayo, Dan Happe, Toyosi Olusanya and Nesta Guinness-Walker through the door at Pittodrie.
Robinson says the club acted quickly to recruit the 33-year-old German amid interest in number one Dimitar Mitov and expects further deals to follow.
"A manager always needs to bring in more," he said with a chuckle.
"We're still looking and there's still areas we need to be stronger. There's players I believe will leave the club in the coming weeks.
"We need to hit the ground running and do our signings early so you're prepared. We've got our eyes on other people, but there's people that need to leave as well. The squad is too big at the moment."
Image source, SNSAberdeen boss Stephen Robinson liked what he saw from Lewis Smith as the winger made his competitive debut for the Dons against Brora Rangers on Tuesday night.
The attacker, who joined from Livingston at the start of the week, was in the starting line-up as the Dons defeated Brora Rangers 2-0 in their League Cup group stage opener.
The 26-year-old played an hour before being replaced by Toyosi Olusanya.
"I'm not sure he was expecting it," Robinson told club media of the decision to start Smith.
"But we wanted to introduce him straight away, get him into our way of thinking.
"It wasn't a brilliant pitch for wingers, traveling with the ball was hard and bobbling everywhere which slows it down a little bit, but he gets 60 minutes under his belt.
"He understands now what we want from him as well in possession. Out of possession we didn't really get tested, but we're delighted to have Lewis on board and we believe him and Tony Yogane will be exciting going forward."
Hacken and Rakow Czestochowa have made enquiries about Aberdeen left-back Mitchel Frame, while Plymouth Argyle are also keen on the 20-year-old. (Sky Sports, external)
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Image source, SNSAberdeen have sold striker Marko Lazetic to Armenian Premier League runners-up Noah for an undisclosed fee.
The 22-year-old Serb joined the Dons from AC Milan last summer but made just 14 starts as well as 22 substitute appearances, scoring four times.
Lazetic had signed a contract until summer 2029 but did not figure in manager Stephen Robinson's plans for the coming season.
Robinson told his club website: "I spoke to Marko towards the end of last season and we both agreed that a move would be the best outcome for everyone.
"It took a little time to find the right opportunity, but we've now reached an agreement with FC Noah that works for all parties."
Belgrade-born Lazetic came through the youth ranks with local club Red Star before joining AC in 2022 and then had loan spells with Rheindorf Altach, Fortuna Sittard and Serbian club TSC before joining Aberdeen.
He now joins a Noah side who finished second behind Ararat-Armenia as they looked to repeat their first title win in 2025 but did win their domestic cup.
Noah face Zimbru Chișinau of Moldova in the second round of Conference League qualifying later this month.
Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson hopes to sign two wide players following the departure of Finland winger Topi Keskinen. (Press & Journal - subscription required, external)
Image source, SNSGoals from Brad Lyons and Dylan Lobban helped Aberdeen to a 2-0 win over Linfield in their final pre-season friendly.
Lyons got the Dons up and running in Belfast after six minutes when he turned home Toyosi Olusanya's pass.
Lobban grabbed the second shortly before half-time after Tony Yogane set up the young defender. He took a touch before sending a clinical finish into the back of the net from eight yards out.
Stephen Robinson's side begin their new season on Tuesday evening as they travel to Brora Rangers in the League Cup.
