Bologna have got a working recipe – and they would be foolish to change it. After making a huge profit on the sale of Aaron Hickey to Brentford, the Italian club have recruited another young Scottish player under the noses of lurking English clubs.✍ Aaron Hickey is a Bee#WelcomeHickey pic.twitter.com/3ILvYQttfz— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) July 9, 2022 The so-called recipe proved excellent in its simplicity. They signed the then-18-year-old Hickey less than two years ago for $1.87 million, developed him, gave him playing time and then sold him to Brentford for $24.2 million. Fantastic. They’ve now on the verge of securing Scottish midfielder Lewis Ferguson from Aberdeen. He will cost around $3.6 million. Another man to bring in profit? Quite possibly.Hickey joined the Bees on a four-year deal and trained with the side for the first time on Saturday morning. Brentford attempted to sign him in January but were unable to complete a deal mid-season. Six months later, he becomes the club’s first closing-season signing, much to the delight of manager Thomas Frank.”I am very pleased that we have managed to sign Aaron. What he has already achieved in his career is very impressive. He is only 20 and has played a full season in Scotland as well as almost two seasons in Serie A. Aaron is a rare thing in modern football in that he is equally good with both feet. He is technically very sound and is good when he has the ball in tight areas. He is an attacking full back that has good creativity, he is a great crosser of the ball, and scored goals in Serie A last year.”##NAJAVA_MECA_6498825##Hickey made 36 appearances and scored five goals for Bologna in 2021-22 as he helped them to finish 13th in Serie A. The Scotland international joined the Italian club from Heart of Midlothian in September 2020. He will link up with Brentford ahead of their pre-season tour to Germany next week. The club play their first pre-season game against Boreham Wood on Saturday afternoon.Bologna are closing in on a €2.5m deal for Aberdeen midfielder Lewis Ferguson. (Sky Sports) pic.twitter.com/6CvNVEgZO8— Transfer News Central (@TransferNewsCen) July 9, 2022 Meanwhile, the new Scottish boy Ferguson displayed a great goalscoring touch for Aberdeen, scoring eleven goals in 35 Scottish Premiership appearances. He’s already made four appearances for his country as well. You have to hand it out to Bologna – they are pretty good in the market.
