March 21, 2023
The incredible Aberdeen loan player stat that highlights need for mammoth Pittodrie transfer rebuild
Mattie Pollock and Leighton Clarkson are on loan at Aberdeen (Image: SNS Group) Group 28 Get the latest news from Record Sport with our daily newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. More info Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Aberdeen have leaned more heavily on loan players than almost any top flight club in Europe this season, a new report has revealed. The Pittodrie side are in a season of transition with Barry Robson picking up the pieces left by Jim Goodwin , but they remain in with a chance of Europe having beaten Hearts to go just four points behind the third-placed side at the weekend. January loan signings Graeme Shinnie and Mattie Pollock, the latter of whom scored in the 3-0 rout over the Jambos, have been central to the recovery that has seen them win three games in a row for the first time since January 2022. It was a busy window that also saw Jay Gorter arrive on loan from Ajax while Angus MacDonald was signed on a free transfer. Pollock, Shinnie and Gorter though mean they now have eight players on loan - 32 per cent of their active squad as of March 2023, according to the CIES Football Observatory . Read More Related Articles Duk fits Aberdeen style like a glove as Barry Robson happy to swap possession for goals Read More Related Articles Aberdeen European Cup Winners Cup win tops Celtic and Rangers as John McMaster crowns best Scottish football achievement In their monthly report, they note that puts Aberdeen right up there as the most reliant on loan players of any top flight club in Europe. Only Empoli (40%), Monza (36.7%), Nizhny Novogorod (34.6%) and Sampdoria (34.5%) have higher figures in that regard. La Liga's Girona (32%) have used the same amount while the Bundesliga's Schalke (31.3%) are just behind. And while Aberdeen fans are just happy that results are picking up on the pitch for now, it highlights the Job facing the new manager come the summer - whether that's tasked to Barry Robson or a new boss. Incidentally, the same report puts the Scottish Championship up there as one of the leagues most reliant on loanees in Europe. 16.9 per cent of players in Scotland's second tier are on loan which puts it firmly in the top ten in that regard, but it's not an uncommon thing in the UK with England's Leagues One and Two both using marginally higher percentages. The top two spots are occupied by Serie B (22.8%) and A (19%) in Italy with Spain's Segunda Division and Turkey's Super Lig all ahead of the SPFL Championship, which sits seventh. Aberdeen loan players Jay Gorter (Ajax) Liam Scales (Celtic) Mattie Pollock (Watford) Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough) Leighton Clarkson (Liverpool) Graeme Shinnie (Wigan Athletic) Patrik Myslovic (MSK Zilina) Dilan Markanday (Blackburn Rovers) READ NEXT Read More Related Articles Who is Dominic Hyam? Scotland cap to be sees wish come true and brings epic Blackburn Rovers chant with him Read More Related Articles Scotland 150th anniversary kit price, where you can buy it and when Steve Clarke's men will wear it Read More Related Articles Sir Alex Ferguson and the 2 Aberdeen incidents that sum him up as John McMaster gives unique insight on 'The Boss' Read More Related Articles Watch Lewis Ferguson offer Bologna rise insight as he leads Scotland's Italian exports after Aberdeen exit Read More Related Articles Jim Goodwin in ringing Ryan Edwards backing as Dundee United boss rates him 'as good as any centre half' Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow Daily Record Facebook Twitter Comment More On Aberdeen FC Transfer Talk Scottish Premiership Hearts FC Ajax Serie A Scottish Professional Football League European football
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