Due diligence on Miovski pays off

Aberdeen boss Jim Goodwin believes Bojan Miovski’s goalscoring form is showing the worth of the club’s tireless research on the striker.

North Macedonian international Miovski has already netted 12 goals since signing with the Dons in the summer.

The 23-year-old is level at the top of the Premiership scoring charts with Rangers’ Antonio Colak.

French top flight side Stade de Reims are reportedly lining up a £4 million bid for Miovski in the January transfer window.

But Goodwin is desperate to retain the striker who is on a long-term contract until summer 2026.

Miovski was Aberdeen’s marquee signing of the summer when secured for £535,000 from Hungarian club MTK Budapest.

Goodwin watched many live streams of Miovski in action for MTK and studied plenty of footage.

Head of recruitment Darren Mowbray also made a number of trips to Hungary to watch the striker in the flesh.

That due diligence paid off as Miovski’s goals have helped fire the Dons to third in the Premiership.

Goodwin said: “Bojan was kind of playing in a different position with MTK when he was over there.

“But I saw attributes in him that I thought he could be a really good number nine in the Premiership.

“He was playing off the right with MTK but I believe he’s got all of the physical attributes and the mobility to be a good number nine and thankfully he’s proven that up to now.

“We don’t want to put too much pressure on Bojan but has just got a knack for scoring goals.”

MTK Budapest were forced into a fire sale of their overseas talent this summer following their relegation.

Aberdeen were also able to secure Albanian international Ylber Ramadani from the Hungarian club for £100,000 – another key addition.

Defensive midfielder Ramadani has started every game since arriving from MTK.

The midfield enforcer was away on international duty last week and featured in a 3-1 friendly loss to Italy.

The 26-year-old also played in the 2-0 friendly defeat of Armenia on Saturday.

Goodwin hailed the impact of the clever Ramadani who extinguishes flashpoints in the middle of the park.

He said: “Ylber has been excellent.

“If you had 11 Ramadanis in your team you would be a very good team because you know exactly what you are going to get with him.

“He gives his all every week and in training.

“He is a real team player and when someone makes a mistake he always tries to rectify it and bale his teammate out.

“Ylber is a very intelligent footballer who reads the game so well and snuffs out danger.

“He is just a top, top boy.”