Hibs manager Lee Johnson has confirmed Josh Doig is flying out to Italy to talk personal terms and agree a transfer to Serie A side Hellas Verona.
The 20-year-old left-back was left out of the 5-0 Premier Sports Cup win over Clyde as he irons out his seven-figure exit from Easter Road. Johnson has confirmed a deal is close for a player who has enjoyed two successful seasons as a Hibs first team player.
Doig was linked with several moves away from the club last summer and former head coach Jack Ross left him out of last season's opening Premiership match at Motherwell as one appeared near. Instead he stuck around at Hibs and is now set to follow the likes of Leith hero Ewan Henderson and Scotland international Aaron Hickey in having a go in Italy: Johnson told the Scotsman of the 20-year-old: “It was probably too big a risk [to play him] with the transfer close, which it is.
