Lennon Miller completes stunning life-changing transfer as Motherwell prodigy becomes latest Scot to hit Serie A
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LENNON MILLER has completed his stunning life-changing move to Italy.
The Scotland starlet has been the subject of intense transfer speculation for much of the past 18 months.
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Lennon Miller was given his Scotland debut this year
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He won the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award for 2024/25
But the rumour mill can finally stop now that he has joined Udinese on a five-year deal.
Motherwell posted on X confirming the news, as the teenager said his goodbyes to the fans in an emotional video.
Miller said: "I have spent most of my life here watching first-team games and to finally be a part of that was something special.
'They were moments I'll never forget. To get a debut so young, you don't expect the next season to play nearly ever game.
'It's all thanks to the managers I've worked under and I want to thank all of them.
'I came here as a young boy and watched. The goal was to play here in front of the fans.
'All I've ever known is Motherwell and for it all to change so quickly will be difficult - but I'm looking forward to it.
'Everybody has been great at the club. The managers, the fans and the players. I want to thank them.
'There are loads of experienced players in there who have said some kind words about me.
'It was a really special moment to captain the club in a cup semi-final. You don't get much better than that.
Motherwell players celebrate Lennon Miller turning 18 with birthday cake supplied by Scottish Sun
'There have been emotions for different reasons. My last game at Fir Park was an emotional time.
'I came in as a young boy and the fans took to me straight away and gave me the backing I needed to find my confidence and thrive at the club."
Miller, 18, had been linked with moves to both Celtic and Rangers as well as other teams abroad - including French outfit Strasbourg, who have a strategic link with Premier League giants Chelsea.
He is also understood to have knocked back Ipswich Town, who were one of several English clubs to have directly kept tabs on him.
The son of former Aberdeen, Dundee United and Falkirk striker Lee Miller, midfielder Lennon broke into the Motherwell first team during the 2022/23 campaign.
And the following season he enjoyed a truly breakout year, playing 32 times and scoring twice for the Fir Park side as a teenager.
He had been in the youth system of the Lanarkshire club since he was seven.
Miller was called up to the senior Scotland squad for the first time in March of this year and then made his full debut in June against Iceland.
He now becomes the sixth active Scots player in Serie A (with a seventh, Liam Henderson, having just signed for Sampdoria in Serie B).
Udinese have paid Motherwell a fee in the region of £4.5million for his services.
The Serie A club posted on X, saying: "One of the brightest young talents in European football joins Udinese.
"A modern midfielder, capable of combining technique, vision, and character, he arrives from Motherwell FC with a five-year contract."
Kosta Runjaić's men finished 12th in the league last season, the Austrian's first as head coach.
Udinese already have former Celtic striker Vakoun Bayo on their books, having signed him from Watford last summer.
He was sent back on loan to Vicarage Road for the duration 2024/25 season however, scoring ten goals in 41 Championship appearances.
But without doubt the most high-profile name amongst the squad is ex-Arsenal and Barcelona star Alexis Sanchez.
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