SHINNIE: I'M HAPPY TO HAVE ANY NEW DON RIGHT HERE IN THE GRANITE CITY

GRAEME SHINNIE insists he loves it at Aberdeen and if they want to keep him, an extension will be dealt with easily.

- BY SCOTT BURNS

The skipper, who is in his second spell at Pittodrie, is out of contract at the end of the season.

Shinnie will be 35 at the start of the next campaign but believes he can still contribute to Jimmy Thelin’s squad.

The midfielder said: “I love it here. It is like home to me.

“As long as they still want me, then we will see what happens.”

There hasn't been much time for contract talks with games coming thick and fast.

The Scottish Cup holders have now bowed out of Europe and there is likely to be a lull after the festive period.