Bojan Miovski admits he's come a long way from his first club where his bedroom was infested by mice to become one of Europe's most wanted strikers.
But he insists he is delighted to be at Aberdeen and the transfer speculation just proves he's doing his job right.
The North Macedonian international netted his 20th goal of the season after scoring against Rangers this week, just days after netting against Celtic too.
He looks certain to be the subject of strong transfer interest in the summer with Aberdeen set to rake in a record fee that will surely smash their current record of £4.2 million received from Liverpool for Calvin Ramsay.
However, Miovski insists he is in no rush to go anywhere in an interview in a Serbian magazine.
He said: "I'm playing the best season of my career at Aberdeen and I'm enjoying football.
"I like Scotland. It has a great passion for football. People love the club, they are with us everywhere. I like Scottish football because it is played very quickly and all the time the balls are put forward towards us strikers.
"The game is played with a lot of contact, but it's direct and I love seeing this much action in the penalty box.
"I am happy to be linked with clubs like Celtic, Rangers and Southampton because that means I'm making progress.
"I still have two years left on my contract in Aberdeen, I am focused on the club and on winning a place in Europe like last year. "What the future will bring?... I don't know.
"Now I am focused only on my club and that is my goal, to be as good as possible.
"Aberdeen are in the top three clubs in Scotland. Celtic and Rangers are one thing, Aberdeen is another - our club signs young players for less money and gives everyone a chance.
"It is a historic club, just look at the fact that the most trophy-winning club in Europe, Real Madrid, last lost a European final to Aberdeen."
And the 24-year-old outlined his humble footballing beginnings that eventually led him to Pittodrie.
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He said: "I am the only one in my family who plays football. I came through the Macedonian FA Academy and my first match was as a left back.
"I signed for Rabotnicki before I got an offer from a Macedonian coach to sign for Qarabag in Azerbaijan on loan. It sounded good because I was able to play against Chelsea, Roma and Atletico Madrid in the Champions Youth League.
"But when I arrived I was very disappointed with the conditions. Our base was like a boarding school. It was very bad.
"In the room I slept in, there were mice under the bed. Those moments were the hardest in my life. I couldn't sleep, I was counting down the days until I got home and I only lasted four months.
"I was told I was not wanted in the first team at Rabotnicki so I went to Belgrade to sign for Zemun, but there I received another shock - the club did not pay some former players and were banned from signing new players, Ten of us were told we had to go. and I didn't receive any money at all.
"I had to go back home and signed for Dorce Petrov and then to Renova where I reached my worst moment. I came on as a sub in the 73rd minute and was substituted off before the end of the game.
"Finally, a new manager, Bujar Islami, arrived and I started to play and score goals.
"It is difficult to get a transfer from the Macedonian league abroad, to a good club. But MTK Budapest was the right move for me, made at the right time. The Hungarian league was a great opportunity to prove myself. They give young players a chance there and that was good to see.
"I played in the MTK jersey for two years, we had good and bad moments. The last six months there weren't so good, but as a reward for everything, I got an offer from Fehervar in Hungary and Aberdeen.
"The decision to go to Scotland was the best in my career."
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