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.
