Graeme Shinnie only had eyes for Aberdeen return after 'complete lies' about wages at Wigan

Graeme Shinnie is delighted to be back settled at Aberdeen after spending his summer wondering if Wigan would be wound up.

The 31-year-old sealed his third spell at Pittodrie this week after finally securing his early release from the English crisis club. But Shinnie, who starred on loan at Pittodrie last season, admits the uncertainty over parent club Wigan cast a hug shadow over his family holiday in the sun. HMRC were pushing for a winding up order against the club, who had been relegated to League One after a points deduction and delayed wages.

Local billionaire Mike Danson stepped in to save the day but Shinnie admitted: “It was tough. It was an amazing finish to the season with Aberdeen and then I went away on my holidays. It is a time away when I try to switch everything off and spend time with my kids and wife away from everything else. But everyday I had to be on the phone to see what was going on at the club.

“I’m delighted for Wigan that they found a buyer and are very stable now. Then it was about getting the (Aberdeen) deal done which I am delighted with.”

The move would have come as a huge relief for Shinnie after all the upheaval at Wigan, where a string or promises to staff and players were broken. Midfield star Shinnie said: “We were being told a lot of things that by the end we knew were not going to happen.

“Your were being told you were going to be paid the next day and it was complete lies. The summer wasn’t the first time that happened, it had been five or six times over the course of the season, so it was tough in that aspect.

“The takeover was then talked about and it was questionable whether we could believe it or not. We were not certain it was going to go through, it was in hope more than