Juventus are closely monitoring Scotland international Lewis Ferguson, according to a report.

The Serie A giants are said to be in hot pursuit of the former Aberdeen and Hamilton midfielder.

The 24-year-old moved to Italy over two years ago to join Bologna and has taken to football on the continent like a duck to water.

Son of former Rangers player Derek and nephew to ex-Gers and Scotland captain Barry, Ferguson became the joint-highest scoring Scot in Italy's top flight this season.

His three goals and four assists in 14 appearances from midfield this term have Juventus watching him. 

And Italian media outlet Gazzetta dello Sport claims the Old Lady is serious about signing the midfielder next summer.

They report that Bologna rates Ferguson at €20m, although bidding could take the fee north of that figure. 

This would of course be music to the ears of Aberdeen chiefs, with the Pittodrie club obtaining a sell-on clause as part of their arrangement with Bologna.

Ferguson has also been a regular in Steve Clarke's Scotland fold for some time now. 

The midfielder has just six caps to his name, but with every camp, he seems to be getting closer to edging towards a starting position.

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Meanwhile, there are some wrongs that the Scotland squad and manager Clarke have been wanting to put right. In fact, they have been driven by the desire to do so.

They have managed the first of those objectives, according to Ryan Jack. The Rangers midfielder was one of the heroes of Serbia, when Scotland finally consigned over two decades of qualification failure to the past. The only problem was, there was no one there to see it.

No Tartan Army. No jubilant scenes in the stands. No Scotland fans, no party, you might say. Though, in fairness, the players famously gave it a good shot back at the team hotel in any case.