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ABERDEEN BOSS FAN PLEA TEDDY IS STAYING PUT

ABERDEEN should have been sunning themselves in Dubai before Covid waved those plans goodbye.

But Stephen Glass is praying a good old-fashioned mini preseason in the frozen north will have his Dons fit and firing when Rangers herald the end of the winter break by visiting Pittodrie next Tuesday night.

The Aberdeen boss had hoped to fit in a bounce game in the Middle East before having to scrap the trip and concerns over the virus have made a friendly in Scotland more hassle than it’s worth.

Glass isn’t too concerned. He’s just hoping the December momentum, built on four wins in five games, can continue when the leaders come to town.

And that the current rules restricting the crowd limit to only 500 will be at least partially lifted come January 18.

Glass said: “I’m more hopeful. The fear of what’s out there seems to be dissipating slightly.

“The restrictions in England are different so it might cause things to happen and fingers

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Matty Longstaff back to Wolves and Newcastle, respectively.

But they’ve kept Teddy Jenks on loan from Brighton – as well as signing rising American star Dante Polvara on Saturday.

Glass added: “The club is built on bringing young players through and giving them opportunities. Connor had a good loan spell with Kelty.

“He was playing in a team winning games and doing well, so we thought he would come back and help us. It will help him being with us too. We are happy he’s back and are looking for him to kick on now.”

The release of Samuel and Longstaff could free up space for new faces but Glass admitted that will also depend on the club accepting offers from England for players like Calvin Ramsay and Ryan Hedges.

He said: “People know they need to pay the going rate. Clubs are strong up here – they are not just going to roll over.

“Some of the young players who’ve gone south from various clubs have shown their value as well which is important.”