Dante Polvara tracked by Hibs as Aberdeen brace for second transfer battle with Premiership rivals
The American midfielder is out-of-contract in the summer and has still to agree to an extension
Hibs are closely watching Dante Polvara's contract situation at Aberdeen.
The American midfielder is out-of-contract in the summer and has still to agree to an extension.
Hibs have the 25-year-old on a list of possible midfield options for the summer.
David Gray’s goalkeeping coach Craig Samson knows Polvara well from their time together at Aberdeen.
The Easter Road side pulled off a similar move in the summer when they raided the Dons to sign Jamie McGrath on a pre-contract.
Aberdeen had offered McGrath a two year extension but Hibs won that fight by offering a third year.
The Dons’ issue this time around is not finance.
Polvara has publicly stated the key to his Pittodrie future is regular game time.
He has failed to nail down a regular starting slot under Jimmy Thelin, with the fans’ favourite being in and out.
Polvara feels he is at a stage in his career where he needs to be playing week-in, week-out.
He has so far failed to see that under Thelin and might end up deciding he will have to move elsewhere to get it, unless his situation changes.
Aberdeen’s new incoming sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel will make it one of his priorities to try to get Polvara’s future sorted, when he starts in the middle of November.
Polvara has been at Aberdeen since 2022, when he arrived from Georgetown Hoyas.
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