Jim Goodwin praised the instant impact of debut striker Bojan Miovski in Aberdeen colours then ruefully admitted there’s no chance of Martin Boyle joining him at Pittodrie. Boyle was pictured in the crowd as the Dons beat Raith Rovers 3-0 on Sunday to win Group A of the Premier Sports Cup but Goodwin moved swiftly to squash any speculation that the former Hibs attacker - now on £20,000 per week in Saudi Arabia - could he headed to the Granite City.
The Aberdeen boss smiled: “There’s nothing at all in that. As far as I’m aware Martin’s family are Aberdeen based. And we don’t have the money that the Saudi’s have, so we will not be able to match his terms I’m afraid!”
Goodwin was pleased with North Macedonian striker Miovski, who scored from the penalty spot after just five minutes, and whom he believes will be a major asset when he is fully up to speed. The Irishman added: “You always want your centre forwards and your attacking players to get up and running early.
"I’m delighted for Miovski. The way he dispatched the penalty was brilliant. He’s only had two training sessions with the group. He was really tired at half-time but we just wanted to get another 10 or 15 minutes into his legs.
"He’s nowhere near as sharp as he needs to be. He needs to do things a little bit quicker at times in possession. But that’s only natural for a guy who’s so far behind the rest of the group.”
Goodwin, who has been linked with Dutch outfit Excelsior's former Arsenal midfielder Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill, is looking to further strengthen his squad, with a left back and attacking midfielder in his sights.
The Aberdeen boss said: “We will hopefully have a bit of news on Monday on the attacking midfielder. When Connor Barron is out of the team I think we look really short in there for creativity from the midfield area. I would like one more attacking player, one more attacking midfield player who is comfortable on the ball.
“And I think we need a bit of left-back cover as well. They are the three key areas at the moment and we are working hard on them.”
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