No better place for Hickey than Brentford
And so it appears Aaron Hickey's adventure in Italy is about to come to an end. For young players keen to progress their careers quickly and get themselves noticed there is a clear pathway presented by certain mid-tier European clubs that offer a shop window and the opportunity to develop while being offered playing time at the highest level. Bologna in Serie A is one such club. One only needs to look at the types of players the Italians have targeted in recent seasons to see that their scouting tentacles spread across the breadth of Europe – and beyond. They are certainly no strangers to Scottish football as their recent interest in bringing Calvin Ramsay to the club demonstrated. Having handed over £1.5m to Hearts in 2020, Bologna are likely to lodge a cheque in their account for £14m in the coming days should the Scotland full-back complete his transfer to Brentford.
