Callum Roberts puts pen to paper on three-year deal

 Aberdeen FC confirms it has completed the signing of Callum Roberts from Notts County for an undisclosed fee.

The 25-year-old attacking midfielder, who was a standout player last season at Meadow Lane, joins the Dons on a three-year deal.

Callum, a former England U20 international, is a product of the Newcastle United youth academy, his hometown club, and made his debut for the first team in 2015. He was then given his full debut by Rafael Benitez in an FA Cup win against Blackburn in January 2019, marking the occasion by scoring a goal.

Having had loan spells at Gateshead, Kilmarnock and Colchester United, Callum made his mark with Blyth Spartans scoring 17 goals in 25 appearances in season 2019/20, before signing for Notts County in January 2020 and helping them reach the play-offs.

Having made seven signings this summer, manager Jim Goodwin was keen to strengthen in the middle of the park so is delighted to have secured, Callum, who will add some real competition within the squad.

He said: “Callum is technically a very good player. He scored 16 goals last season for Notts County which is an impressive return.

“Jayden Richardson obviously knows him very well as they both played on the right-hand side for Notts County and were very successful together.

“I’ve spoken about the need for a bit more creativity and the good thing about Callum is that he can play off the right as a number 10 or also in central midfield as an attacking midfielder, so he gives us a number of different options. He’s a great age with good energy and pace and is another exciting one for the fans to look forward too.”