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Have your say on latest arrival Lazetic
Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin believes new signing Marko Lazetic can be a "potent threat" for the north east club. The 21-year-old striker joins from Italian Serie A side AC Milan and put pen to paper on a four-year contract at Pittodrie. "We've been monitoring Marko for a while and are very pleased to have secured his signature," Thelin told club media, external. "He has a fantastic pedigree and despite his young age has played at high level in different leagues across Europe."We will have to be realistic in our expectations with Marko as it will take him a bit of time to get up to match sharpness and integrate into our way of working. "His pre-season has been a little frustrating due to the uncertainty surrounding his future, but he's shown great patience and now he's finally arrived we're delighted to get down to the hard work with him to get him up to speed."We believe he will be an excellent addition to our squad. He has an imposing physical presence; good technical ability and he will provide versatility and competition for places ahead of a busy season. "We believe we can unlock some of the undoubted raw materials that he has to make him a potent threat for Aberdeen."Dons fans, what do you make of the signing? Are you excited to see the striker in action? Let us know your thoughts on Lazetic's arrival
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Lazetic 'loves the energy' as he joins Aberdeen
Marko Lazetic says the "energy and intensity" at Aberdeen was a key reason in his decision to sign for the 21, has signed for the Pittodrie side from AC Milan for an undisclosed Serbia Under-21 international, who had a year left of his contract left to run in Italy, has agreed a four-year deal with the Scottish Premiership made his professional debut for Red Star Belgrade at the age of 16, having come through his local club's youth was sold to AC Milan in January 2022 for a reported fee of £3.5m but has since made just two appearances for the Serie A side. Lazetic has, though, had loan spells with Graficar Beograd, Rheindorf Altach, Fortuna Sittard and, most recently, back in his homeland's top flight with made 23 starts and 20 substitute appearances last season as TSC finished seventh in the Serbian top flight and reached the Conference League knockout phase play-offs."It feels amazing to finally be here after a bit of a wait, but I am ready to get to work", Lazetic said."When Aberdeen called, I thought that is a place I want to call home. I saw the desire from the manager and staff here to make this happen, I loved the energy from everyone, so that's why I wanted to be here as soon as possible."I think it's a place where I can grow as a player and a person. It's important as a player to be somewhere you feel you can work and excel. I think with Aberdeen they will help me to be a better player, and I hope I can help the club to be successful."I've seen footage of the fans, and I love their intensity. I look at football that way so I cannot wait to get to Pittodrie and hopefully score and celebrate with the fans." More to follow.
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Chelsea respond as Man City join race to sign Enzo Maresca favourite
Manchester City are among a number of Premier League clubs reportedly interested in signing one of Enzo Maresca's favourite Chelsea stars. Chelsea have gone into the 2025/26 season as one of the favourites for the Premier League title following their Club World Cup triumph in the summer. But they haven't got off to the best of starts, being held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace in their opening game on Sunday, with the Eagles arguably the better side at Stamford Bridge. While they have spent another £241million on new signings, Maresca is dealing with an injury crisis in defence, with Levi Colwill expected to miss the majority of the season due to a serious ACL injury, while Tosin Adarabioyo is also sidelined. Trevoh Chalobah and teenager Josh Acheampong started against Palace, with the latter impressively holding his own against Eberechi Eze and Jean-Philippe Mateta. Metro's new weekly football newsletter: In The Mixer. Exclusive analysis, FPL tips and transfer talk sent straight to your inbox every Friday – sign up, it's an open goal. This was only the 19-year-old's third Premier League start but the centre-back, who can also play right-back, is quickly becoming a fan-favourite and has even caught the eye of Chelsea's rivals. Acheampong was targeted by Real Madrid last year before he penned a five-year contract with the Blues, while Maresca confirmed over the summer that Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle had made enquiries over the defender. Now, according to The Guardian, Man City rate the player very highly but are yet to make a formal move, while Palace, Bournemouth and West Ham also keen on the England U20 star. It is said that Chelsea have already rejected a loan offer from Bournemouth and are expected to rebuff any other transfer approaches before deadline day on September 1. It is perhaps no surprise to see the Blues adopt this stance given how much Maresca has praised the youngster over the past year, even admitting in April that he had 'fallen in love' with the player. Speaking after the draw with Palace, the head coach said: 'Josh was very good. We showed our confidence in Josh last year as he played some games for us. 'Today he did very well, he dealt with Mateta very well, so overall he had a good game.' Acheampong made 13 senior appearances last season, helping Chelsea win the Club World Cup and Conference League. 87 passes 94% pass accuracy Most ground duels won (6) Most aerial won (5) Most tackles won (2) It is not known whether he would be interested in leaving Stamford Bridge but no doubt he will want guarantees over playing time, something that Chelsea should be able to offer given their defensive injuries. More Trending In addition to Colwill and Tosin, Benoit Badiashile is also sidelined and while Wesley Fofana was on the bench on Sunday, his fitness is always a concern. 'He [Tosin] had a physical problem, we don't know for how long,' Maresca added. 'Wes was on the bench, but he was just on the bench to be with us. The plan was not to get any minutes. And now, hopefully for the next one, we can start to use Wes for more minutes.' For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. MORE: RB Leipzig fire warning to Chelsea over €70m Xavi Simons transfer deal MORE: Aston Villa in talks to sign Chelsea star with asking price set MORE: Arsenal defeat shows Manchester United need a new goalkeeper if they are to challenge for Europe this season
