CEO explains beating Rangers to £5m deal with ace tipped to follow £170m trend.
Josh Doig, a former Hibernian left-back, is now predicted to follow in the footsteps of some of the biggest recent movers in Serie A after Rangers lost out to Sassuolo for him at the Mapei Stadium.
Even though the man who gained notoriety in Edinburgh could have found some interest in returning to his home country, Josh Doig had plenty of reasons to sign a contract with Sassuolo prior to announcing his £5 million transfer late last week.
In recent years, a number of talented young Scots have been rewarded for making the trip to Italy. Lewis Ferguson is going from strength-to-strength at Bologna, while Aaron Hickey earned himself a £14 million move to Brentford after two years in Emilia-Romagna.
Should all go according to plan, Doig—who Rangers had targeted earlier in the window—may also end up being the most recent player to graduate from Sassuolo’s esteemed finishing school.
The CEO of the team, Giovanni Carnevali, is undoubtedly open about his wish to see Doig bring in a sizable profit for the Neoverdi in the future.
Sassuolo sign Rangers target Josh Doig from Hellas Verona
“He is part of our plans,” Carnevali tells Tuttomercatoweb. “We signed him because he is young. We have made a good investment. I hope that he
can be one of the many players who grows at Sassuolo.
“And, then, has a future at a big club.”
Manuel Locatelli, Gianluca Scamacca, Hamed Traore, Gianluca Raspadori, Jeremie Boga, Stefano Sensi, Merih Demiral and Matteo Politano all honed their talents at the Mapei Stadium, earning Sassuolo around £170 million when completing big moves to the likes of Juventus, West Ham, Inter Milan and Napoli.
Carnevali obviously sees no reason why Doig cannot make a similar impression in green-and-black.
“Vina left (for Flamengo) and was replaced with Doig,” the Sassuolo CEO adds. “We made the financial sacrifice with Doig. We made an effort.”
Ridvan Yilmaz future still uncertain
In the meantime, Rangers may intensify their search for a replacement left-back before the transfer window ends the following week.The most recent person to be connected is Ajax model Anass Salah-Eddine. However, a lot will rely on if Ridvan Yilmaz returns to Turkey.
On Wednesday, Okan Buruk, the Galatasaray coach, undoubtedly gave the rumors more fuel. He acknowledged that the Turkish rivals consider a left-sided full-back to be a “priority.”
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