Exclusive: Liam Morrison undergoing Aberdeen medical after QPR deal agreed

QPR defender Liam Morrison is having a medical at Aberdeen ahead of joining the Scottish club on loan, sources have told Football Insider.

The 22-year-old centre-back is keen on more playing time to give himself the best chance of breaking into Steve Clarke’s Scotland squad for the upcoming World Cup.

Aberdeen recently signed Lyall Cameron from Rangers on a loan deal, and Morrison looks set to become their second addition of the winter window, after the Dons reached an agreement with QPR for a loan deal until the end of the season.

The defender has started just once in the league for the R’s since early November, and he is now about to join Aberdeen’s push for a top-half finish in the Scottish Premiership.

Liam Morrison set for first taste of Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen fans have grown frustrated with their club amid a difficult start to the season, and they are currently on a six-game winless run in the league.

They will be hoping that Morrison can help to turn their fortunes around in the second half of the season, as he prepares for his first ever experience of top-flight football in his home country.

The youngster has had a fairly unusual education in the game compared to what is typical for promising young players in Scotland.

A former Celtic academy prospect, the defender moved to Bayern Munich in 2019, before the Bhoys were able to tie him down to a professional contract.

He then featured 24 times for the German giants’ reserve side in the regional fourth tier, before completing a move to QPR in the summer of 2024.

Morrison managed twelve starts at the heart of the defence for the capital club in the early stages of the season, but has since become a regular unused substitute under boss Julien Stephan.

Ex-Hearts boss favourite for Aberdeen job

Ex-Hearts manager John McGlynn is the favourite to take over at Aberdeen after Jimmy Thelin was sacked on 4 January.

McGlynn has led Falkirk from the third tier into the Premiership in recent seasons, and currently has them sitting just inside the top half after promotion from the Championship last term.

The 64-year-old is currently the leading candidate to take the reins at Pittodrie in the aftermath of Thelin’s departure, with the likes of Markus Gisdol, Jens Berthel Askou and Stephen Robinson also in the frame.

It’s now over two weeks since Thelin was shown the door, and the Aberdeen hierarchy will be keen to make an appointment soon.

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