Aberdeen are trying to sign Palestinian international Oday Dabbagh before the deadline.

The Dons are in talks to sign the 26-year-old from Charleroi on what would initially be a loan deal. Dabbah, who has 16 goals in 45 appearances for Palenstine, is well known to Dons’ head of recruitment Nuno De Almeida, who is aware of the frontman from his time in Portugal with Arouca. Dabbagh kicked off his career with Hilal Al-Quds and then moved on to Al-Salmiya and Qadsia. He then had a successful stint in Kuwait with Al-Arabi.

Aberdeen were also interested in Marko Lazetic but have cooled that interest with the fear it could be scuppered by red tape. The AC Milan striker was one of the striking options that Jimmy Thelin was considering. The 21-year-old would have had to be recalled from his loan at Serbian club Backa Topola. The biggest issue was the uncertainty over a work permit with the Serbian only being an under-21 cap. The concern that it could have been a long and drawn out process.

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Aberdeen are still looking to bring in another central defender and are well down the road with an overseas target. Meanwhile, Exeter City are closing in on a deal for Aberdeen defender Angus MacDonald.

The League One side are looking to complete a move ahead of the transfer deadline. The 32-year-old is out-of-contract in the summer but has fallen down the pecking order under Thelin.

That has alerted Grecians boss Gary Caldwell who wants to bring in the experienced centre half to help keep them out of relegation trouble. MacDonald has been left out of the last two Aberdeen squads.

The big Englishman moved to Pittodrie from Swindon Town back in 2023. He was a big player along with Mattie Pollock in helping Barry Robson ’s Aberdeen team to finish third and back into the group stages of European football.