Jimmy Thelin is on the hunt for another striker and is now set to get his man
Marko Lazetic of AC Milan (Image: AC Milan via Getty Images)
Aberdeen are finally closing in on a deal to sign Marko Lazetic.
The Scottish Cup winners have agreed a deal in principle with AC Milan for their Serbian under-21 cap.
The Dons have been in talks for several weeks trying to land the 21-year-old.
They are now in the process of finalising the deal, which will see AC Milan get a chunky sell-on.
Aberdeen are also close to agreeing personal terms and the move will be subject to a medical and the player meeting the UK visa criteria.
AC Milan paid around £3.5 million to sign Lazetic from Red Star back in 2022.
Lazetic has made it clear that he wants to move to Aberdeen and that has also been another big factor in the move being pushed forward.
Jimmy Thelin first showed an interest in Lazetic back in January when he was on loan at FK TSC, but it was too close to the end of the window to get a deal done.
Lazetic has struggled for game time at AC Milan and has spent most of his time there out on-loan.
He has had spells at Rheindorf Attach, Fortuna Sittard and TSC.
Thelin has been looking to bring in another striker to battle it out with Kusini Yengi, Ester Sokler and Peter Ambrose for a number of weeks.
Aberdeen are looking to bring in another four players, including Lazetic, before the close of the window.
Thelin wants to beef his squad up for their domestic campaign and their upcoming European group stage campaign.
They play their Europa League play-off qualifier later this month against the winners of the FCSB and Drita tie.
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