Jimmy Thelin WILL already be watching Aberdeen FC as Peter Leven fires warning to struggling stars

Peter Leven knows Jimmy Thelin will be watching Aberdeen’s games and has warned the entire playing squad are all now playing for their Pittodrie futures.

The Elfsborg boss has been lined up to come in and step into the Reds' hot seat in the summer. Leven believes the new man will also be keeping a close eye on things between now and the end of the season, starting with this weekend’s Scottish Cup semi-final clash with Celtic. The interim boss admitted: "If the club are speaking to certain managers, I'm sure he'll have an eye on all of their games and he's watching the games.

"I've always said to them, you have to perform every day in training and every matchday, because you never know who's watching for you to get a move, or the new manager's watching to come in to keep you.” The likes of Kelle Roos, Connor Barron and Jonny Hayes are all out of contract. Leven admitted he hasn’t been involved in contract discussions and even those under contract could still be a threat.

He admitted: "No, I haven't spoken to them about contracts or anything. Whoever's out of contract, they're playing for their future, whether it's here or somewhere else, and their standards need to be high anyway.

"Even the boys who are under contract - they need to perform for this next coach coming in, and they need to perform for themselves and the fans right now. Everybody's got a lot to play for."

Leven stated at the weekend that Aberdeen are capable of going to Hampden and beating Celtic. He believes when you are with the Dons you should have no fear He claimed: “We are unbeaten in four now.

“Hopefully, we will take that momentum, keep going and we will see what happens in the semi-final. We will go there and fear nobody. We are Aberdeen. We will