Yengi poised for Aberdeen exit

Australia striker Kusini Yengi is set to be among the players leaving Aberdeen in the coming days, head coach Stephen Robinson has confirmed. The Dons have made 13 signings this summer, leaving a bloated squad that Robinson is striving to trim. On the prospect of departures, he said: "There are some close, yeah. "Lutz [Pfannenstiel, sporting director] and the recruitment boys are working away in the background on that, I think they have done a terrific job so far. "And we are hoping that a couple of things will go through in the next two or three days." Yengi, who had a spell on loan at Cerezo Osaka in the second half of last season, is reportedly heading back to the J-League for a season-long stint at Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Asked if Yengi is among those set to exit, Robinson said: "Yeah, he is." The Dons boss said there are "no updates" regarding the prospect of further signings, but is pleased to have Mats Knoester available again. The Dutch defender hasn't featured since he injured his knee at Dundee in the final game of last term. It remains to be seen whether Knoester will be in the squad for Sunday's Premiership visit of Rangers. "I am delighted," said Robinson. "Since I came in he has had a few injury problems, he had some before I came and then got himself back fit again and unfortunately picked up that injury against Dundee so we have not seen the best of Mats yet. "He is getting back to full fitness, had 45 minutes in the KDM Cup as well so he is on the road to recovery and is certainly a very good option for us again. He has trained now consistently for two to three weeks."