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Kjartan Mar Kjartansson set for Aberdeen exit as deal agreed for Icelandic midfielder Aberdeen signed the 20-year-old from Stjarnan and will look to make a significant profit on the initial fee they paid, with a string of strong add-ons also included. Aberdeen midfielder Kjartan Mar Kjartansson is set to leave the club in a six-figure deal with Norwegian side SK Brann. The latest departure comes as former Dons managerial target Eirik Horneland looks to bring the Icelandic Under-21 international to the club. Kjartansson has been on SK Brann's radar for several months, with Horneland returning to his former club and pushing ahead with plans to sign the 20-year-old. He is hopeful of fighting off offers from teams in Sweden, Denmark and Norwegian rivals, writes Record Sport. Kjartansson has made it clear that he is at a stage of his career where he feels he needs to play having struggled for game time under both Jimmy Thelin and Stephen Robinson. The midfielder would prefer a clean break to get his career going again. Aberdeen signed him from Stjarnan and will look to make a significant profit on the initial fee they paid, with a string of strong add-ons also included. Horneland was Aberdeen’s initial managerial target after Jimmy Thelin left last season. They held talks and agreed terms but then personal reasons delayed him taking the job. The Dons felt they couldn’t delay any longer and headhunted Stephen Robinson from St Mirren. Kjartansson looks set to join Dimitar Mitov going out the Pittodrie exit door, with the Bulgarian having completed his medical with St Pauli on Wednesday morning. The Germans have agreed a £450,000 fee with the Dons for their keeper, while the Bulgarian international agreeing a three-year-deal with the Hamburg side. Providing there are no last-minute issues, the deal is expected to be announced over the next 24 hours.