Ché Adams on Torino, Scotland and what Gilmour told him before Napoli transfer

Scotland international Ché Adams said his move to Torino ‘aligned up well’ with what he wants in his career, adding that representing his country has made him ‘a better person’.

The 28-year-old swapped Southampton for the Granata as a free agent over the summer at the end of lengthy negotiations and has made an instant impact in Serie A by scoring two goals and delivering one assist in his first five league appearances with the club.

His brilliant displays contributed to Torino’s brilliant start to the season, as they are unbeaten after their opening five Serie A matches and sit at the top of the table with 11 points.

In an interview published on Torino’s official YouTube channel, Adams explained how influential technical director Davide Vagnati and coach Paolo Vanoli were in helping him make what he considers ‘an easy choice’.

Torino’s Ché Adams on Vanoli and playing for Scotland

“I spoke with Davide Vagnati for quite a number of weeks and he made it obvious how he wanted me to join Torino, it aligned up well with what I want in my career at the moment,” Ché Adams revealed.

“He put me in contact with mister [Paolo Vanoli] and we spoke for a few weeks, and everything that he was speaking is what I want as a player and as a person and it went really well together.

“It was an easy choice, to be honest.”

Besides having played more than 100 Premier League games with Southampton, Ché Adams also boasts significant international experience, as he picked up 33 appearances for Scotland, taking part both in Euro 2020 and 2024.

The forward also revealed how wearing his national team’s jersey ‘means everything’ to him and helped him become a more mature player and person.

“Yeah, it means everything to me and my family to represent Scotland,” he said.

“It’s something they’re always proud of when I put on the shirt and they’re always supporting me, it’s an amazing feeling.

“I think it’s just made me into a better person and a better player, it’s helped me and encouraged me so much in life.

“Scotland is so passionate as well, same as Italy, so it goes well together.”

Adams was among the last of some Scottish players moving to Serie A and was followed by Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour, who joined Napoli in the closing stages of the summer transfer window.

“I think it’s a coincidence,” he conceded.

“I spoke with Billy Gilmour before he joined Napoli and he said he was really excited.

“But I think there are so many Scottish people already, like Lewis Ferguson who’s the captain of Bologna, there’s Liam Henderson, I think we played against, he plays for Empoli.

“So yeah, I think football in Italy is growing, the British players are coming over and enjoying the life and the football.”