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Fraser Wilson

Connor Barron in Aberdeen injury blow as Jim Goodwin reveals star set to miss Celtic league opener

Connor Barron is set to miss Aberdeen’s Premiership curtain-raiser at Celtic Park after Jim Goodwin revealed the midfielder has aggravated a knee injury.

The Scotland Under-21 star has yet to feature this season after damaging the medial ligament in a pre-season friendly against Buckie Thistle last month. The 19-year-old has been earmarked as a key man for the Goodwin's Dons side after impressing with tenacious performances in the second half of the last campaign.

He’d been hoping to return in time for the league opener against the current cinch Premiership champions but he tweaked the ligament in a bounce match on Saturday and now faces another fortnight on the sidelines. Better news for Goodwin is Jack McKenzie’s expected return from a thigh injury. And the Dons boss said: “Barron played a part of a friendly match for us behind closed doors on Saturday and tweaked the inside of his knee again.

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