Aberdeen manager Derrick McInnes has ruled out a move for Norwich City forward Steven Naismith.
It was reported yesterday by The Daily Mail that Aberdeen were interested in signing Naismith this summer.
Aberdeen signed James Maddison on-loan from Norwich last season but McInnes has dismissed the possibility of going back to take Naismith.
McInnes has said that there is no truth whatsoever in the reports linking his side with a move for the Scottish international.
Speaking to STV, Naismith said this:
I’m not going to comment specifically on any particular targets.
We’re normally linked with good players and I’d rather be linked with good players than not, but it’s difficult in this day and age to keep things under wrap.
But I would have to say on that one, Steven Naismith, there’s absolutely nothing in it.
Naismith scored seven goals and set up three for Norwich last season in all competitions.
However, he will miss the start of next season after he was sent off against Leeds United in the penultimate game of last season.
The 30-year-old joined the East Anglian club for £8.5m from Everton in January 2016.
In that time, Naismith has amassed 45 appearances for the club, scoring eight times.
Naismith has also been capped 42 times by Scotland, scoring seven times.
