Notts County winger Cal Roberts has joined Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee, the club have confirmed.
The 25-year-old moves to the Scottish Premiership side after two seasons with the Magpies. In that time he made 52 league appearances, scoring 20 goals, after arriving from non-league side Blyth Spartans.
Aberdeen met Notts' valuation of the Newcastle-born forward over the weekend and Roberts has now completed his move north of the border. His departure will come as a blow to the Magpies, who have already bolstered their attacking ranks with the additions of Macaulay Longstaff and Cedwyn Scott this summer.
A statement released by the Notts County board of directors said: “First and foremost, we thank Callum for his many excellent performances and wish him well with his new club. We also thank Aberdeen for their cooperation and swiftness in reaching an agreement which we feel is fair and beneficial to all parties.
"Since recognising Callum’s immense potential by bringing him to Meadow Lane two-and-a-half years ago and extending his deal until the end of the 2022-23 season shortly thereafter, we have rejected a number of bids from several clubs for his services.
"However, as much as we had hoped to have him with us for this season’s promotion push, what Aberdeen have been able to offer both us and Callum, who departs to play top-flight football with the potential to compete in Europe in future seasons, leaves us in no doubt that the correct decision has been reached.
"Today’s news will of course be disappointing for our supporters, who we know shared our enjoyment of watching Callum in full flow, but we would like to assure them that, as with all high-performing players, we have been planning for this eventuality for some time.
"We have always made it clear that revenue from player sales will be reinvested in the squad and have already commenced dialogue with our head coach, Luke Williams, to assess the impact of Callum’s departure and how it may affect our ongoing recruitment plans.
"This summer has already seen us add a number of exciting attacking players to the squad and we will continue to assess various targets to identify those who can help us achieve our ambition of returning to the EFL this season."
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