Edmondson eager to make up for lost time at Pittodrie
● Fit-again striker ‘smashed’ his rehab and is ready to hit the Dons goal trail
Ryan Edmondson has set his sight son quickly weighing in with goals for Aberdeen following his speedy return from injury.
The Leeds United striker was brought to Pittodrie on loan on the eve of the new Scottish Premiership season after star for ward S am Cosgrove suffered an injury.
But, shortly after a 25-minute debut against Rangers on the opening day, Edmondson himself was hit by an ankle injury which was expected to keep him out for up to four months.
The England youth international worked hard to ensure that timescale proved overly pessimistic and he returned to the side as a half-time substitute during Aberdeen’s 3- 0 defeat by Mother well on Sunday.
The 19-year-old did well to set up a decent chance for Marley Watkins as Aberdeen chased their three-goal deficit. He also had a difficult turn and shot that went wide as the Dons slipped to their second defeat of the campaign.
But he was happy to get some minutes under his belt as Aberdeen prepare to face Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League qualifiers in Portugal on Thursday evening.
Ed mo nd son told Red TV: “There’ s not many positives we can take from the game but from a personal point of view it was great to be back playing.
“To get myself back up here a lot earlier than expected and to get back playing with the boys was amazing.
“When I went back down to Leeds to do my rehab I worked really hard. I did everything I could to get back up here as quick as I can and get back playing.
“The fact I smashed it down there and come back up for this run of games, we have a big game in the Europa League on Thursday night, it would be great to get a run of games and hopefully a goal or two as well.”
Aberdeen’s trip to Portugal remains on after Sporting saw nine players and three staff members, including manager Ruben Amorim, test positive for Covid-19.
While they self-isolate at home, the rest of Sp or ting’s first-team squad is training in the Algarve and all test results came back negative on Sunday with several more rounds of testing due to take place before the game.
It remains to be seen whether central defender Scott Mcken na travels to Lisbon with the Aberdeen party. The Scotland international was left out of the squad for the defeat by Motherwell after it emerged that Nottingham Forest had made a move for him.
Aberdeen boss
De re kMc Inn es revealed on Sunday that the Dons had received a“significant offer” for MCKen na from an English club and that he was “pretty sure” the two teams were close to agreeing a fee for the 23-year-old. It appears likely that Mckenna, inset, has played his last game for the club but as of last night there was no further announcement from the D ons or from Championship club Forest about the switch being finalised.