Josh Doig living 'unbelievable' Italian dream as Sassuolo star opens up on toughest Serie A opponents

Josh Doig says he is loving every minute of his adventure in Italy and has picked out some of the best players he has came up against in Serie A so far.

The 21-year-old broke through with boyhood club Hibernian, making 78 first team appearances before earning a move to top-flight side Hellas Verona in the summer of 2022. The Scotland Under-21 international helped I Gialloblu beat the drop to Serie B in the his first season with the club.

Back in January, the full back then opted to remain in Italy by sealing a reported £5million switch to fellow Serie A side Sassuolo. Doig has found himself in the midst of another relegation battle, with his current employers sitting second bottom of the table with seven games to play. The tussle to stay in the top-flight in Italy is likely to go right until the last day with just seven points separating the teams in 13th and 19th place in Italy's top division.

Despite his team's struggles, Doig has relished the opportunity to adapt to a new way of life having come a long way from his early days in his home city of Edinburgh. Speaking to TNT Sports, he said: “I think away from football, the two sides I've played for (in Italy) I’ve loved the cities and it's been amazing. It's two different kind of cultures, two different cuisines as well and I think that's one thing I'll probably never, ever get anywhere else that is as good as the food here in Italy.

"It's unbelievable. It's too good. When I went home, during the international break, it just wasn't the same, I’m like a proper food snob now [laughs], nothing was good enough. I think that people dream of doing what I’m doing, so the fact that I get to do it and play my hobby as a job but at the same time live in Italy, I'm very lucky."