Fulham midfielder George Williams will be a man on a mission if he signs on loan for the Dons according to his former Wales international team-mate Owain Tudur Jones.
The 21-year-old has been linked with a move to Aberdeen on a season-long loan as Dons manager Derek McInnes attempts to rebuild his squad.
Former Caley Thistle and Hibernian midfielder Tudur Jones was on the bench when Williams made his Wales international debut in a 2-0 loss to the Netherlands in Amsterdam in June 2014.
And he reckons Williams would be the ideal replacement for Jonny Hayes, who was sold to Celtic for £1.3million last weekend.
Tudur Jones said: “Aberdeen are going to be looking to get somebody in to replace Jonny, I played with him at Caley Thistle so I know exactly what they will be missing as he was a really important player for Aberdeen and performed so well for them.
“And George is quick, exciting and the type of player supporters like to watch.
“Hayes will be a big miss but someone like George would make sure he is not missed too badly.
“It was a huge boost for Aberdeen’s stability the manager decided to stay rather than go to Sunderland and he strikes me as a manager who does a lot of homework on his transfer targets.
“I’m sure he will know exactly what he is getting from George.”
Williams, who has been capped seven times by Wales, spent last season on loan at MK Dons, and Tudur Jones believes a move to Aberdeen could help revitalise the midfielder’s international career.
Williams won his last cap in a 1-1 draw against Northern Ireland in March 2016 and Tudur Jones said: “George is at a stage of his career where he needs something fresh.
“He will be frustrated at not playing as much as he would have liked at Fulham. Sometimes a player needs to move away to make his name.
“He was part of the most successful Wales squad there has ever been at the European Championships last summer but he has found himself out of the squad recently and a fresh start at Aberdeen could help him get back in.
“He is not the type of player who will score loads of goals, but he will cause plenty of problems for defences.
“He is at his best as a wide player. If the ball lands at his feet he has one thing on his mind and that is to run at defenders.
“Like any professional, he wants to play regular football. Hopefully he can get that at Aberdeen. I think it could be a very good move for him.”
