Aberdeen boss, Stephen Robinson is keen to keep striker Olusanya at Pittodrie following his loan spell.
Robinson is keen to keep Olusanya at Pittodrie who originally joined Aberdeen on loan from MLS outfit, Houston Dynamo who is out-of-contract with the American side this summer.
Robinson coached Olusanya back during their St Mirren days where the ex-St Mirren coach is a big admirer of the forward.
Olusanya joined the Dons on loan in January from the MLS in which he previously had a loan spell with Doncaster Rovers at the beginning of this season failing to make an impact down south.
The Englishman has featured 15 times in red failing to pick up a single goal with just one assist to his name – despite the stats, Robinson is clearly hopeful of keeping Olusanya in the North-East.
Olusanya was a key player during their St Mirren days netting 12 times in 38 during 2024/25 for the Buddies as Robinson see’s the striker as a key player.
Robinson states he is very keen in keeping him next season as he is hoping to sign consistent performers over ‘big’ names.
Robinson on keeping Olusanya at Aberdeen: Robinson confirmed: “Certainly we will. I believe the American club has got an option to extend it, but it’s something that we’ll be looking at and actively discussing.”
“You know, there’s lots of names being bandied about, and we just need to, first and foremost, get safe. I’ve let other people look at that in the background and advise me.
“I was going to say once a week, but it’s probably every couple of hours, advising me where we are.”
“I was going to say once a week, but it’s probably every couple of hours, advising me where we are.”
Robinson is happy by Olusanya’s overall play but says the only missing part is a goal which he believes he will get eventually.
The former St Mirren boss said: The Dons boss claimed: “He’s doing everything but scoring a goal at the moment, and if you ask any defender in the league, they hate playing against him.
“He’s a huge threat. He’s involved in so many things good that we do, and I’ve worked with him, obviously, previously, and he’s a super boy.
“He is infectious around the place. When you come into a changing room, that’s not won games.
“One win in 16 when I took over and there are people feeling sorry for themselves. You get the little groups gathered together.
“But Toyi is a different breed. He’s just happy all the time. He trains every day wood, and his teammates really, really like him, so he brings a positivity.
“On the pitch, he’s one of the quickest players I’ve ever worked with. If we can just add the goals to his game, then he’s a real, real threat, which he’s shown in the other parts of his game.”
Stephen Robinson also thinks that Olusanya doesn’t suit the MLS and believes the Scottish Premiership is the right place for him to play his best football.
He added: “Yes, I think when I first came in, he wasn’t. He’d been in America for a year and hadn’t played a lot of football. It was a different style of football.
“It was 40-odd degrees in Texas, and probably didn’t suit Toi’s game, if the truth be told. Toi’s a runner. He gets down the side of people and hurts people.
“We’ve taken a little while to get him up to that fitness level, but like we’d done with Afeez, we stuck with him to get the game time in. I’m starting to see real good traits in him and Kevin forming a really good partnership.”
Robinson is also keen on bringing Liam Morrison back from QPR for next season following his loan spell in Scotland.
Striker pairing, Kusini Yengi and Peter Ambrose are both set to return from disappointing loan spells.
Graeme Shinnie could be on his way out with no sign of any contact extension yet with a return to Inverness being possible following their promotion to the Championship.
