

The Romanian contributed four goals and could form a tenacious partnership with González. Versatile defender Radu Dragusin completed a permanent move from Juventus for €5.5M ($6M) after playing every Serie B game in 2022-23. Again, the pair were adversaries in the FIFA u20 Final in June, along with Genoa’s 18-year-old Uruguayan left-back Alan Matturro. Sky Italia reports that Genoa, owned by Miami-based investment company 777 Group, has ambitions to bring González and Casadei to Liguria, both on loan. (Photo by Simone Arveda/Getty Images) Getty Images Serie A after the Serie B match between Genoa CFC and Bari at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on in Genoa, Italy. GENOA, ITALY - MAY 19: Players of Genoa celebrate as they are awarded for earning promotion into. Defensive reinforcements are still required after finishing 15th last term and conceding 62 times, the third-worst record in the division behind relegated Cremonese (69) and Sampdoria (71).

Sporting director Morgan De Sanctis’ youth radar has previously targeted Lorenzo Pirola (26 appearances last season) and Austrian, Flavius Daniliuc (27). Riding the wave of an Azzurrini-blue summerĪccording to Gianluca Di Marzio, Salernitana has expressed interest. Over the next few days, we will know if he remains in Turin or by the beaches of Salerno or Genoa. The new season is drawing closer and the gifted defender is a mouthwatering prospect for some of Serie A’s traditional strugglers. With Bonnibauer reportedly in talks with Ajax, does that open up space for the young Uruguayan? With an eye on the future, González is endowed with many of Leonardo Bonucci’s characteristics. Is González part of Allegri’s plan? After making 37 appearances for Valencia B last season, he lifted the u20 world title in a tournament that featured several other ‘NextGen’ starlets including Riccardo Turicchia and Matias Soulé (the latter given his chance in 2022-23 but could move to Frosinone or Bayer Leverkusen).Īs a defender, Serie A apprenticeships are second to none. He’s one of many young Italians moving abroad to gain senior team experience. Born 37 days apart, Alessandro recently extended his Torino contract until 2026 but Lorenzo elected to leave the Juventus u19 setup and heads to Giorgio Chiellini’s MLS club LAFC. On point, the Dellavalle cousins shared a resolute center-half symbiosis in Malta. (Photo by Seb Daly - Sportsfile/UEFA via Getty Images) UEFA via Getty Images 2022/23 final match between Portugal and Italy at the National Stadium on Jin Ta' Qali, Malta. TA' QALI, MALTA - JULY 16: The Italy team celebrate after the UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
