Aberdeen are set to shut a deal for Notts County winger Cal Roberts. The 25-year-old, a standout for the Magpies final season, will bear a medical forward of a switch to Pittodrie for an undisclosed payment.
Left-sided attacker Roberts had entered the ultimate 12 months of his cope with the Nationwide League outfit and the membership have determined to money in now over shedding him for nothing in a 12 months's time. The ex-Newcastle United youth prospect bagged himself a formidable seventeen objectives for County final season and that attracted consideration from Dons boss Jim Goodwin.
He mentioned after Aberdeen's win over Raith Rovers within the Premier Sports activities Cup on Sunday: "We'll hopefully have a bit of stories on Monday on the attacking midfielder. When Connor Barron is out of the crew I believe we glance actually brief in there for creativity from the midfield space.
"I would really like yet one more attacking participant, yet one more attacking midfield participant who's comfy on the ball. And I believe we want a little bit of left-back cowl as properly. They're the three key areas in the meanwhile and we're working laborious on them.”
Roberts got here to Aberdeen’s consideration whereas watching Jayden Richardson, who was on mortgage at Notts County from Nottingham Forest earlier this season. Notts signed Roberts from Blyth Spartans in 2020. He beforehand had a spell in Scotland on-loan at Kilmarnock from Newcastle.