Hellas Verona have confirmed the signing of Hibs defender Josh Doig on a four-year deal till 2026.
Scotland Underneath-21 cap Doig had been in Italy since earlier this week to finalise his transfer to the bold Serie A facet. The Hibees had accepted a bid within the area of £3m for the 20-year-old and he turns into the newest younger Scot to make the transfer to Italy, after Aberdeen offered Lewis Ferguson to Bologna in a an identical swap.
Hibs boss Lee Johnson mentioned: “This deal highlights the good work carried out within the Academy and exhibits the pathway for our younger gamers. The phrases of this deal made full sense for us. Josh is a wonderful expertise and I've little question he'll go on to have a profitable future.”
Ben Kensell commented: “I’d like to start by thanking Josh for his time at Hibernian FC; he’s an amazing younger man with a giant future forward of him. Understandably, there’s been numerous curiosity and hypothesis round him for a chronic time period, however we’ve all the time been in a powerful, managed place after he prolonged his contract with us again in November.
"We had good however drawn-out conversations with Verona, and this led to the proper final result for us and for Josh. Now we have acquired what's a extremely vital price for this soccer membership, cash that might be reinvested into the First Staff squad. This can be a nice instance of what we wish Hibs to be; a membership that provides younger, proficient gamers a platform to shine earlier than they generate substantial charges to re-invest into the membership and the taking part in squad. That is how we'll develop as a soccer membership.”
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