Bates didn't play a minute of the Dons' four Premier Sports Cup games as speculation ramped up over his future in the Granite City amid Jim Goodwin's revamp of the squad.

Legia Warsaw have pulled out of signing Aberdeen defender David Bates despite the player undergoing a medical in Poland, according to reports. Bates didn't play a minute of the Dons' four Premier Sports Cup games as speculation ramped up over his future in the Granite City amid Jim Goodwin's revamp of the squad.

Ipswich, Derby County and Bristol City were all in the running for his signature with Aberdeen hoping to move the former Rangers defender on just a year after his arrival from Hamburg, reports the Daily Record.

New captain Anthony Stewart and Celtic loanee Liam Scales are the first-choice pairing at the back with Bates way down the pecking order at Pittodrie with youngsters Jack Milne and Mason Hancock receiving more minutes in the group stage games, while new recruit Hayden Coulson can also cover at centre-back.

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However, it doesn't appear Bates will be heading for Warsaw with Meczyki reporting the Polish side have moved on from the Scot.

A six-figure fee that could rise to £400,000 with add-ons had been agreed between the two clubs. The report notes that the player successfully underwent his medical.

However, the club have pulled the plug on the deal with free agent Rafał Augustyniak set to join the club.

He left Ural Yekaterinburg in the summer and the central defender will undergo a medical, after picking Legia ahead of an offer from Birmingham City.

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