Mark Hateley reckons Lewis Ferguson can be a mainstay in Steve Clarke’s Scotland team for years to come after smashing it in Serie A.
And if anyone should know about how tough it is to make it big in Italy, it’s the former Rangers and England striker who spent three seasons at AC Milan in the 80s before heading to Monaco and Glasgow for the most successful period of his career. Ferguson is catching the eye of the great and the good in Italy, with Hateley’s former team-mate and Milan legend Paolo Maldini – who left the club this week – having spoken to him about the young Scot.
“I am on a group chat with Paolo, and believe me, those sort of people are aware of Lewis Ferguson and how well he is playing,” Hateley said. “They are football people and they are all over everything, so being linked with bigger clubs in Italy is not a surprise to me.”
