Aberdeen still wait on Motherwell's Hughes decision

Aberdeen boss Mark McGhee is still waiting for a decision from out-of-contract Motherwell midfielder, Stephen Hughes.

McGhee is also chasing Plymouth midfielder Jim Paterson, another of his former players at Motherwell.

The Aberdeen boss told RedTV: "Stephen Hughes is simply hedging his bets - we have not been able to force a decision out of Stephen Hughes.

"Jim Paterson is a player we are interested in but we are waiting to speak to Plymouth again, I'm waiting to hear from Paul Sturrock.

"Those are the only two that are active in terms of trying to bring them here at this moment."

"We're further forward but I'm not about to sign someone," he added.

"We're talking to people, we're lining up trials, we're talking to managers and agents.

"Eventually we will sign some players and the important thing is they are better players than the ones we have got. I want to improve the team, not the bench."

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