Bojan Miovski has made a lightning start to life at Aberdeen, with his winning goal against Dundee United last night his 12th of the season in all competitions.
Despite only joining the Reds last summer, the 23-year old is now reportedly a target of Ligue 1 side Stade de Reims, who are believed to be willing to fork out £4million for the Macedonian international's services - eight times more than they shelled out only months ago. And whilst no one wants to become a selling club in football parlance, banking that kind of money would be seen as a brilliant piece of business for Jim Goodwin and Aberdeen, and would also further highlight the success of the new scouting approach that the Dons have adopted.
For years Aberdeen fans had become accustomed to seeing new signings arrive from the lower leagues in England or on loan from Premier League clubs, with varying degrees of success. James Maddison and Danny Ward were big hits in their short stints in the North East, whilst on the other hand the likes of James Wilson, Sean Longstaff and Teddy Jenks all struggled to a make the grade. But with the arrival of Head of Recruitment Darren Mowbray last year, the Pittodrie club have totally revamped their scouting network, and are already starting to bear the fruits of their labour. Bojan Miovski and Albanian midfielder Ylber Ramadani were both signed from Hungarian side MTK Budapest. Like Miovski, 26-year old Ramadani has also adapted to the intense nature of the Scottish Premiership well, and has already became a firm favourite with the Red Army.
