Jimmy Thelin's Aberdeen transfer masterplan with 5 key positions identified and the Celtic question he needs to ask

Jimmy Thelin has launched another new manager at Pittodrie now his Aberdeen revolution has started.

The Swedish boss will now look to step up the club's transfer activities and recruit new faces for the pre-season return on June 24. Aberdeen director of football Steven Gunn and his recruitment team have been working on several objectives for the new manager.

It started when Thelin was still stationed at Elfsborg before moving to the Aberdeen role. The Reds have yet to announce their 23-24 starts, but it's looking increasingly likely that Thelin will have a number of big gaps to fill. No.1 Kelle Roos is likely to move on and Aberdeen will need to bring in another goalkeeper to battle with Ross Doohan.

Brentford goalkeeper Hakon Valdimarsson is a target for the new manager. Thelin worked with him in Elfsborg. He would be happy to take the Iceland international on loan if the English Premier League side agree to loan him out and then move to Scotland.

Rangers goalkeeper Robby McCrorie is another of interest to the Dons. He is in the final year of his contract but is keen to return to playing to force his way into the Scotland team. Thelin will also have to call on another central defender. Stefan Gartenmann spent last season on loan from Midtjylland, but it is looking increasingly unlikely that this will become a permanent deal.

Thelin is known for liking tall, imposing center halves and it is more than likely that another defender in the mold of Slobodan Rubezic would enter the equation. Financially it may not be viable, but one would assume Thelin would pop the question on Celtic's out-of-favour defender Gustaf Lagerbielke.

He worked with him at Elfsborg before selling him to the Hoops. He struggled to gain playing time under Brendan Rodgers and saw his January loan exit blocked due to injury. Would this allow Lagerbielke to reignite his career at Aberdeen like Liam Scales previously did.

Players like released Wigan Athletic defender Jason Kerr have been of interest to Aberdeen in the past. Aberdeen have shown that when it comes to scouting they are prepared to look far and wide, although they are also aware that having a core of players with British know-how is also important. They hit the jackpot with top scorer Bojan Miovski. The North Macedonian international has stood out and is a market the Dons continue to monitor closely.

The other two main positions are another midfielder and two wingers to allow Thelin to operate with the same success as at Elfsborg. The Dons look likely to lose Connor Barron and have never really filled Ylber Ramadani's defensive midfield role. Players like Greg Docherty or Allan Campbell, if they could be persuaded to return to Scotland, would be the sort of players Aberdeen are likely to target.

It has been predicted that Thelin will move into the Swedish market, but this is unlikely to happen during this summer. Most of their best players are under contract until the end of the season or beyond.

The Icelandic market is one that Thelin will likely turn to. It offers better value for money. Thelin had Eggert Aron Guomundsson and Andri Baldursson, who Elfsborg loaned from Bologna. The midfielder's loan ends this month. Could he follow Thelin to Scotland?

Valdimarsson was also another Icelander. Aberdeen are in talks with Junior Hoilett over a new deal, but Thelin is known to like his players wide and quick. It was a great strength of his team to launch the counter-attack with real speed. Could this also open the door for Shayden Morris to become a more regular contributor at Aberdeen. He has pace, but under Barry Robson his problem was that Aberdeen played more with wingers than wingers.

Aberdeen could also look to add even more if big clubs call Miovski and give big money that would allow Thelin to take his overhaul to another level again.