Leading scorer Sam Cosgrove was today challenged to reproduce his prolific goal form in the upcoming season. Had Cosgrove accepted the move it would have been an Aberdeen club record transfer, surpassing the £1.75m Coventry paid for Eoin Jess in 1996. English championship sides Stoke City and Middlesbrough have been tracking Cosgrove who is contracted to the Dons until summer 2022. Since December 2018, Cosgrove has hit 42 goals to rocket into the multi-million pound bracket. With two years left on his contract, McInnes accepts this transfer window the January window present Aberdeen with the best chance of maximising the fee they could receive for Cosgrove.

Source: Express July 20, 2020 11:02 UTC