Josh Doig has been labelled Italy's reply to James Bond after Hellas Verona confirmed the signing of the Hibs defender.
The 20-year-old penned a four-year deal in Verona and turns into the newest Scot to safe a Serie A change. He follows Lewis Ferguson, Aaron Hickey and Liam Henderson who've all swapped Scotland for Italy in latest seasons with Hickey reaping the rewards of his ambition by becoming a member of Brentford for a £15m price lower than two years later.
The previous Hearts star is one participant left-back Doig will probably be trying to emulate as he tries his luck in Italy. And it appears his new workforce are hoping he'll have the Goldeneye for an help as they've greeted their new signing with a hilarious video.
Welcoming him as a part of 'Hellas Verona's Secret Service', they've uploaded a clip that includes Doig suiting up over his Hellas coaching gear. Undercut with the long-lasting Bond theme music, he turns to the digital camera and says "my title is Doig, Josh Doig," earlier than taking off into the automotive park with all of the air of a undercover agent.
Doig made 78 appearances at Hibs in whole and managed seven assists - three of which coming in key video games final season. He is been capped six instances by Scotland Below-21s and will probably be hoping his transfer to one in every of Europe's greatest leagues can catapult him into rivalry for Steve Clarke's senior workforce.
The ranks at left-back are stacked at the moment with Hickey be part of Andy Robertson, Kieran Tierney and Greg Taylor within the senior set-up. But when Doig can power himself into the first-team and play often in Serie A then he could be within the combine come September.
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