Josh Doig, one of the most interesting young players in Scottish football, recently joined the Serie A Club Hellas Verona on a permanent basis. After months of speculation, Josh Doig was finally signed from the Scottish Premier League club, Hibernian FC. He is one of the brightest young talents to emerge out of Scotland in recent years and has a very high ceiling in the Serie A. Let’s find out more about him.

Josh Doig: The Scottish Sensation

Who is Josh Doig?

The name won’t tell you anything, but the prospects are exciting: Josh Doig is a new Hellas Verona player, having signed a contract until 2026. The 20-year-old Scotsman, who aims to repeat the success of his compatriot Hickey in Bologna, arrived for 3.5 million from Hibernian in Edinburgh.

The Veneto club has accustomed us to surprise shots and won bets in recent years, and the young Scotsman, who enjoys a great fan following in his home country, could prove to be one of the next surprises in Serie A. Also, he will be in the hands of Gabriele Cioffi, who made the most of another left-back, Destiny Udogie, at Udinese last season.

How has Josh Doig performed so far?

Born in 2002, he landed in Verona with the title of young player of the year that he won in the last Scottish Premier League. He helped his team achieve the eighth place finish in the standings after a year of 42 games and 3 assists.

But his star had already begun to shine the previous year, when the coach at the time Jack Ross promoted him from the reserve team, making him one of the stars of the sensational season which ended in third place in the standings. But under the coaching of Shaun Maloney, ex-assistant to Roberto Martinez in Belgium, Josh Doig has improved even further.

How is Josh Doig viewed today?

Today he is a staple of his country’s U21 squad, waiting to make his debut in the senior national team, and is considered one of the best prospects of local football. The experience in Italy is a necessary step forward in his growth, which confirms how the Serie A is becoming an interesting springboard for British players who aspire to play in the more financially lucrative Premier League but first want to consolidate their status on the pitch.

What is Josh Doig’s playstyle?

Playing left-back, the new Verona signing makes flexibility his main weapon. Thanks to the ease of running and the precision in the crosses – he is fantastic at assisting his teammates for goals. He can be considered a full-fledged left-footed winger, and he is usually deployed from that side in the midfield. 

It is in this role that we will probably see him employed in Serie A, in Cioffi’s 3-5-2, who at the moment had only made one left winger, Lazovic, and with Josh Doig, has found a young alternative with a promising future. Both For the contribution he can give to the club on the field and as a potential capital gain.

However, his tactical and physical qualities (especially with his impressive 189 centimeters height) make him adaptable also as a central defender in a three or four-man defense, making sure that he can also find space in this other sector of the field if necessary, despite the abundance of centre-backs that Verona now enjoys.

How much did Verona pay for Josh Doig?

The Scottish sensation of Serie A, Josh Doig was bought by Verona from Hibernian FC of the Scottish Premier League. Verona paid 3.5 million Euros for Josh Doig. The Scottish youngster is expected to perform very well for the club and contribute significantly to the team’s on field performance. As Doig establishes himself further in the Italian Serie A, Verona would expect his transfer market value to rise steadily over time and give the team a strong return on their investment of 3.5 million Euros over time. Josh Doig would expect to establish himself in the Serie A before a Premier League club can sign him for a more lucrative transfer fee.

The Gialloblu club had Josh Doig in their sights for a few months, the Veronese company would have broken the delay in the last few hours by placing the right amount of money on Doig: it is not clear whether the offer includes further bonuses in addition to the amount mentioned above, but the effort is nonetheless important for a footballer born in 2002 who, however, was on the Scotland U21 tour at the time of transfer.

How is Josh Doig seen by fantasy coaches?

Josh Doig is a left-back who, however, also knows how to perform in central defense when necessary, also helped by his height, which is an impressive 1.89 metres. Last season he played 29 games in the Scottish team, getting one assist and a yellow card. As it pertains to the Serie A, Josh Doig will undoubtedly need time to settle in, but as things stand now, he doesn’t appear to be the very first choice for fantasy coaches.