'16-goal FW' salary more than PL's→FA signing

Che Adams is set to move to Torino.

European soccer transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano tweeted on Wednesday (June 22), “Adams has signed a three-year deal to become the new Torino player as he prepares for a career in Serie A. He will join as a free agent and the deal is expected to be announced later today.”

The Scottish striker is a forward. He joined Sheffield United in the 2014-15 season after bouncing around England's lower leagues since youth. At Sheffield, which was then in League One (the third tier of English football), Adams scored two goals within five minutes of coming off the bench in the second leg of the English Carabao Cup (EFL Cup) semifinal against Tottenham Hotspur.

As he settled in, he began to fulfill his potential. In the 2015-16 season, he scored 11 goals and provided two assists in 36 league games, establishing himself as a key resource. After the season, he was linked with several clubs before joining Birmingham City in the English Championship (second division). In his first season, Adams emerged as a rising star, scoring seven goals and three assists in 40 games off the bench and starting.

Birmingham liked what they saw from Adams. They signed him to a long-term contract ahead of the 2017-18 season. In 2018-19, he reached career highs. He 카지노사이트 추천 exploded for 22 goals and four assists in 46 league games in a starter's role, but narrowly missed out on retention when Birmingham were punished with a points deduction for a breach of regulations. Adams moved on again, this time to Southampton, where he joined the Premier League (PL).

He had his ups and downs, but he was consistent. In three seasons in the Premier League, he scored 27 goals and provided 11 assists. After relegation to the second tier, he bounced back in the 2023-24 season, scoring 18 goals and providing six assists in 46 appearances in all competitions as the club won promotion.

He has been linked with Premier League clubs ahead of the expiration of his contract this summer. The likes of Wolverhampton and Nottingham Forest have also been linked with him, but he recently had a disappointing showing at UEFA Euro 2024. Adams started all three group stage games but struggled. According to soccer stats site Footmob, he had just two shots and one on target with no offensive points. In the end, Scotland were also eliminated in the group stage.

Adams was still in transfer talks, but he wanted a salary of €2 million. According to Italy's Tuttomercato, Torino satisfied him by agreeing to pay a salary of €1.8 million and an additional €1.5 million in add-ons. The move to Turin was eventually finalized.