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Scottish Side Aberdeen CEO Says Club Could Attract Middle Eastern Investors

Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen CEO Duncan Fraser said that the team is "better placed than any other club to forge links with Middle Eastern investors thanks to their shared connections in oil and gas," according to Ashley Hammond of GULF NEWS. The team, "based by the heart of the North Sea oil and gas industry," flew home on Monday after a week’s training camp at Dubai’s Jebel Ali Centre of Excellence, but Fraser said that his side "would be back" to maximize relations in the region. His comments come at a time when the club is "filing planning permission on a new stadium and training facility." Fraser: "We are keen to forge relations with people out here, there's a big Scottish community, particularly from the North East of Scotland. That oil and gas connection puts us in a better position than any other club in that regard, we don’t take that for granted but there are clear link ups and we will work to maximize them within the next couple of years." Asked if that meant Aberdeen was "looking to court Middle East investors," he replied, "Obviously we’ve got good contacts and networks and we certainly wouldn’t rule that out" (GULF NEWS, 1/16).

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