Scotland striker Che Adams ‘riding the wave’ in terrific Torino start

It’s safe to say Che Adams is loving life in Italy.

Since switching Southampton for Torino in the summer, the 28-year-old strker has four goals in nine games and is, unsurprisingly, in fine fettle for Scotland’s Nations League assignment in Croatia.

“Everything’s going well so far and hopefully we can keep it up,” Adams said in an interview with the Scottish FA. “I’m just, right now, riding the wave and enjoying every single minute of it.

“I think it was always there in the back of my mind to go abroad. I just wanted to try something different in my career because football is a short career and you’ve got to maximise it as best as you can.

“When the opportunity came up, I was up for taking it.”

And taking it he has. The striker couldn’t have got off to a better start by scoring the winner in Torno’s first home game of the season, and has quickly got the supporters on side.

“I was obviously delighted to get off to a good start,” he added. “It was nice to get the first goal on home soil and the guy on the speakerphone, when you score, it’s an amazing feeling.”

Adams, of course, is not the sole Scot flying the Saltire out in Italy with Lewis Ferguson at Bologna and Billy Gilmour and Scott McTominay at Napoli, while Under-21 captain Josh Doig is in Serie B with Sassuolo.

“It just opens everyone’s mind up and shows that there is possibilities for people to go abroad and enjoy themselves and take on a different challenge,” Adams added.

“I think it’s easy to stay in your comfort zone and stay where you know best, but really expanding your life and the life skills you pick up along the way is massive.”