Stephen Hughes is weighing up an offer from the Dons but is also wanted elsewhere.

Mark McGhee is keen to be re-united with his former Motherwell player and is set for talks with the 26-year-old.

"It's a difficult one because Stephen is well in demand but there are clubs with bigger pockets than Aberdeen," said director of football Willie Miller, quoted in the Daily Record.

"But Mark hopes to have a conversation with him about football.

"We've done that in the past and managed to persuade players to come here."