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Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes is ready to offer Kenny Miller the chance to kick-start his career at Pittodrie next season.

Record Sport understands the Dons boss hopes to lure the veteran striker north on a one-year deal after failing in an 11th-hour attempt to get him out of Ibrox on the last day of the January transfer window.

With Miller now a free agent after an ignominious end to his third stint at Rangers, McInnes hopes to barge his way to the front of the queue by offering the 38-year-old a chance to lead the Reds attack next season as they bid to hold on to their status as the second strongest side in the country.

Top-flight new boys Livingston have also made contact with Miller’s representatives to discuss offering him a player-manager role.

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And Hibs boss Neil Lennon is another long-term admirer who is also believed to be considering a summer move.

Miller is believed to have a concrete offer from an unknown club overseas but is likely to be keen on battling against his old club at the top end of the Premiership.

That’s why Dons’ interest will almost certainly appeal to the player who’s embroiled in an increasingly bitter disciplinary dispute with Rangers over the way his years of Ibrox service came to an end.

Miller and captain Lee Wallace were suspended for the last six weeks of the season after a stormy end to the Scottish Cup semi-final thrashing by Celtic in April.

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The player is understood to be desperate to clear his name but has been gagged by the appeals process.

But he is free to begin discussions with clubs and McInnes is in talks with his own board about freeing up a wage for the ex-Scotland star.

New Rangers boss Steven Gerrard, meanwhile, is cracking on with his own recruitment drive having completed a one-year loan deal with Liverpool for 20-year-old Ovie Ejaria who signed a new long-term deal at Anfield before heading across the border yesterday.

And he should also tie up the £2.5million capture of Brighton defender Connor Goldson before his players report for pre-season training a week today.