ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - JUNE 27: Cove manager Paul Hartley during a pre-season friendly match between Cove Rangers and Aberdeen at the Balmoral Stadium, on June 27, 2026, in Aberdeen, Scotland. (Photo by Finlay Thom / SNS Group)
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - JUNE 27: Aberdeen's Dylan Lobban in action during a pre-season friendly match between Cove Rangers and Aberdeen at the Balmoral Stadium, on June 27, 2026, in Aberdeen, Scotland. (Photo by Finlay Thom / SNS Group)
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - JUNE 27: Aberdeen's Dylan Lobban in action during a pre-season friendly match between Cove Rangers and Aberdeen at the Balmoral Stadium, on June 27, 2026, in Aberdeen, Scotland. (Photo by Finlay Thom / SNS Group)
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - JUNE 27: Aberdeen's Findlay Marshall in action during a pre-season friendly match between Cove Rangers and Aberdeen at the Balmoral Stadium, on June 27, 2026, in Aberdeen, Scotland. (Photo by Finlay Thom / SNS Group)
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - JUNE 27: Aberdeen coaches Stephen Craigan (L) and Brian Kerr during a pre-season friendly match between Cove Rangers and Aberdeen at the Balmoral Stadium, on June 27, 2026, in Aberdeen, Scotland. (Photo by Finlay Thom / SNS Group)
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - JUNE 27: Aberdeen's Nicolas Milanovic in action during a pre-season friendly match between Cove Rangers and Aberdeen at the Balmoral Stadium, on June 27, 2026, in Aberdeen, Scotland. (Photo by Finlay Thom / SNS Group)
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - JUNE 27: Aberdeen's Kenan Bilalovic (L) in action during a pre-season friendly match between Cove Rangers and Aberdeen at the Balmoral Stadium, on June 27, 2026, in Aberdeen, Scotland. (Photo by Finlay Thom / SNS Group)
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - JUNE 27: Aberdeen's Nick Suman in action during a pre-season friendly match between Cove Rangers and Aberdeen at the Balmoral Stadium, on June 27, 2026, in Aberdeen, Scotland. (Photo by Finlay Thom / SNS Group)
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - JUNE 27: Aberdeen's Lewis Mayo in action during a pre-season friendly match between Cove Rangers and Aberdeen at the Balmoral Stadium, on June 27, 2026, in Aberdeen, Scotland. (Photo by Finlay Thom / SNS Group)
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - JUNE 27: Aberdeen's Jamie Mercer in action during a pre-season friendly match between Cove Rangers and Aberdeen at the Balmoral Stadium, on June 27, 2026, in Aberdeen, Scotland. (Photo by Finlay Thom / SNS Group)
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - JUNE 27: Aberdeen's Alexander Briedl in action during a pre-season friendly match between Cove Rangers and Aberdeen at the Balmoral Stadium, on June 27, 2026, in Aberdeen, Scotland. (Photo by Finlay Thom / SNS Group)
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - JUNE 27: Aberdeen's Alexander Briedl in action during a pre-season friendly match between Cove Rangers and Aberdeen at the Balmoral Stadium, on June 27, 2026, in Aberdeen, Scotland. (Photo by Finlay Thom / SNS Group)