Aberdeen sell Milanovic back to Western Sydney
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Aberdeen winger Nicolas Milanovic has re-joined Western Sydney Wanderers for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract just over a year after he left the A-League club to move to Pittodrie.
The 24-year-old made the switch to Scotland last summer, bringing with him a big reputation, but he struggled to establish himself and made just 10 starts for the Dons without scoring.
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"Milanovic is a great lad, I got on really well with him," head coach Stephen Robinson said.
"He didn't play last season because we didn't play with wingers and he made it clear that he wanted to go and play elsewhere.
"I want people that are 100% committed to Aberdeen and he had an opportunity and we thought it was good for both parties. It is simple as that.
"Scottish football is hard to play in, you need more than a technical ability, you have to have the fight and you have to have the drive and you have to be able to cope in Scotland.
"It is a hard league. A lot of people have come here and failed – not through lack of ability, but sometimes certain situations suit you and sometimes it doesn't."
Milanovic is among a number of players to leave Aberdeen over the summer, with more set to follow, while the 11 new signings are also likely to swelled.
On reports linking Aberdeen with English centre-half Jadel Katongo, who plays for Turkish club Kayserispor, Robinson added: "[He] is one of many that I have looked at, but discussing other people's players isn't something I make a habit of doing.
"There is a long list of players we are looking at. I get new players put to me every day from the recruitment team and [sporting director] Lutz [Pfannenstiel] and I am looking at them all."