ABERDEEN have landed their FOURTH signing of the summer as their early business continues.
He’s the third Australian to be added to Jimmy Thelin’s ranks as he looks to build on his team that beat Celtic to this season’s Scottish Cup.
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Striker Kusini Yengi has signed a pre-contract agreement to join the Dons for free from Championship side Portsmouth, where he has been for two years.
He impressed Down Under which earned him the English move, where he went on to score 13 goals in 31 appearances and lift the League One title.
He’s also netted six for the Australian national team in 11 matches.
Pittodrie boss Thelin said of the signing: “We were quite specific about the type of profile we had identified to play as a striker for Aberdeen and Kusini has a lot of the qualities we were after.
“He is tall, strong and quick, he will work hard for the team and lead the line.
“He has also proven at both Portsmouth and with the Socceroos that he can score goals on a consistent basis.
“It is important for us to have different profiles of players who can bring specific strengths to our shape and how we want to play.
“With European group stage football and a busy domestic schedule, he will play a vital role for us in what we hope will be a competitive squad.”
And the forward has already sat down with the club to discuss the move, saying: “It feels great to be an Aberdeen player and I can’t wait to get started.
“I’m looking forward to playing here for several years. The manager and staff have all been very positive and their enthusiasm was one of the main reasons I chose to come here.
“I loved the project that was pitched to me. What the manager and coaches want to achieve and what they stand for. Where they think they can utilise me as a player to help the Club, so I was very excited.
“Every kid dreams of playing European football and playing for big Clubs like Aberdeen so I am very excited to play in those competitions and represent Aberdeen.”
Two fellow Aussies are joining him for next season, the first being goalkeeper Nick Suman.
He was signed from Cove Rangers as a replacement for Parkhead-bound Ross Doohan, who just received his first Scotland call up.
The other is Western Sydney Wanderers winger Nicolas Milanovic who was secured as early as May 12.
The final player to give his signature to Pittodrie already is young Schalke left-back Emmanuel Gyamfi, who said it is ‘a dream to play in Europe‘.
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