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Aberdeen FC will press ahead with major upgrades to Pittodrie as plans to build a new stadium remain in limbo.

Chairman Dave Cormack revealed that plans for a new home have been shelved, with the club still in deadlock with Aberdeen City Council over its funding.

It comes as the value of the Pittodrie site, which the P&J reports would have been sold for housing, dramatically decreases – meaning Aberdeen FC would not get “the best deal” for it.

Chief executive Alan Burrows committed to major upgrades to Pittodrie at the club's AGM this week. Amid the uncertainty over the proposed seaside relocation, he said the club’s historic home is likely to be the Dons’ base for “a number of years”.

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Pittodrie Stadium

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