Burns in Record saying Hoilett won’t be back. Shame if true.

Junior Hoilett won’t be returning to Aberdeen.

The Dons offered the veteran winger a new deal at the end of the season but 34-year-old stalled on the extension while he was away on international duty with Canada. New Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin then decided to move on to other targets when he stepped into the Pittodrie post and the initial offer had been rejected. It left Hoilett without a club again. The attacker then suffered an injury that cost him his place with the Canadians at Copa America.

The veteran has since been fighting to get back to full fitness and has options in Scotland and England. Hoilett moved to Aberdeen on a short-term contract under Neil Warnock last season and the former Blackburn star came to the fore at the end of the Premiership campaign with a number of assists. Dons staff recommended to Thelin about offering Hoilett a deal. That was agreed but the Swede decided to quickly move on when an agreement couldn’t be reached.