Tonight's Aberdeen Evening Express has an article highlighting Pa Broon's targets. Could be the usual Sean Wallace tripe but final paragraph is a worry:

And Hayes today confirmed he will leave Inverness Caley Thistle. He said "it is a wrench to leave the club. But it is time to start the next chapter of my career."

If it's true fine, if it's more speculative sh*t stirring then the club should take him to task.

Just to keep this updated. Read this today...

Aberdeen manager Craig Brown’s number one target Jonny Hayes has been offered a two-year contract at Pittodrie.

The 24-year-old Irish attacker, who has also been offered a new two-year deal by Caley Thistle, held contract talks with Brown and Dons chief executive Duncan Fraser yesterday.

Aberdeen have also been given the go-ahead to open contract talks with Nigel Hasselbaink after the Dutch attacker rejected an offer from St Mirren.

http://www.pressandj...le.aspx/2773715

Just to keep you updated - ignore any Aberdeen FC transfer related story in the P&J because it will almost certainly be made up shïte by their hacks.

I very much doubt he will go to Aberdeen. He will leave though, but to England is more likely.

He has been great for us, when he hasn't been injured, so good luck to him...as long as he isn't in the SPL.

Lets face it - if I was his agent - I would be looking at Divison 1 or the Championship. However I would be trying to encourage him to take on another year contract at ICT as he has to prove himself to a more worthy suitor than Aberdeen about his fitness and his attitude, plus we all know his potential but he only showed it in flashes last season.

I very much doubt he will go to Aberdeen. He will leave though, but to England is more likely.

He has been great for us, when he hasn't been injured, so good luck to him...as long as he isn't in the SPL.

So you are happy with the quality of the SPL then? You want the best players to leave? This perochial attitude is part of the reason why Scottish football is so low.

I very much doubt he will go to Aberdeen. He will leave though, but to England is more likely.

He has been great for us, when he hasn't been injured, so good luck to him...as long as he isn't in the SPL.

So you are happy with the quality of the SPL then? You want the best players to leave? This perochial attitude is part of the reason why Scottish football is so low.

I'd imagine it's because he doesn't want him at a rival team and inevitably damage us next season as opposed to a parochial attitude?

As i dont read The S*n. Can anyone explain Johnnys Tweet

jonathan hayes ‏@jonnyhayes7

Day 1; jonny Hayes 0-1 the sun

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As i dont read The S*n. Can anyone explain Johnnys Tweet

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Day 1; jonny Hayes 0-1 the sun

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He forgot to apply sun cream?

As i dont read The S*n. Can anyone explain Johnnys Tweet

jonathan hayes ‏@jonnyhayes7

Day 1; jonny Hayes 0-1 the sun

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He's a fair-skinned redhead who goes into a red rage when exposed to "the sun". Don't we all!

0-1,? a young man in a hot and sunny place and hes failed to score ???

He's on holiday in Thailand. He Irish. He's sunburnt. He's probably in bed with a transgender. One birds not enough for johnny

Read today on sky that only firm offer he's had is from ICT. Still see him plying his trade elsewhere though.

Dons are desperate to offload Fyvie down south and get cash this summer instead of waiting til Jan when his contract is up. They would be using that money to offer good salaries and probably see Hayes as an ideal candidate.

Jonny should stay IMO, if he looks around at players like Cowie & Robson they have all left ICT to bigger and better clubs where they win things or play at a high level, if he stays for another year then he could move to a better club than currently on the table. This season he missed a lot of games through injury, a full season and he will be a much more sought after player.

It is a terrible source but it says :"Out of contract Inverness Caledonian Thistle winger Jonny Hayes has agreed a deal to sign for Colchester United." Surely not though...

http://www.football-rumours.co.uk/InvernessCaledonianThistle.php

Same site says Hayes and Doran (300k) have both gone to Barnsley

Not that site again...........

Ive heard that Hartlepool are showing interest now, Neale Cooper is managing there now so probably trying to do County a favour by signing one of our better players

I dont think Hayes is going to be short on offers

Signing for Aberdeen according to today's PandJ.

That is HUGELY disappointing.

Surprised he actually sees this as a big move so it is simply down to cash. I am not convinced he will shine at the Dons and ian way I hope his career goes backwards.

He'll be down at Nandos every night!

Yeah all over the backpage of the P&J in Aberdeen about him signing. Very disapointed if thats the case - over the last few years the Dons have shown to be a team in decline and all their talented young players leave. Really thought he could stay another year and free from injury have signed for a bigger (better) SPL club or even gone to Championship down south.

From the Horses mouth on Twitter

jonathan hayes ‏@jonnyhayes7

I must have a doppelgänger because I've managed to sign for teams even tho I'm halfway across the world!.... Leave it out

Maybe his agent has accepted the offer on his behalf and hasn't told him!

i refuse to take my jonny hayes news from any outlet other than the jonny hayes twitter account, so until he confirms his departure, i live in hope..

well someone is telling porkies somewhere

Aberdeen official site saying he has agreed a deal: http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20120530/jonny-hayes-agrees-deal-with-dons_2212158_2791689