The Genoa Post
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
Genoa bid $4.0M for Giuseppe Sibilli
The offer went to Juve Stabia this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad21 Aug 2028
The step up is real for Adam Žulevič
At 20 he is doing things this season that he could not do last season, and doing them every week. Form comes and goes; this has stayed long enough to be called something else.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Tempers go at Genoa
Henrikh Mkhitaryan was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Late improvement for Sebastian Otoa
At 24 the improving is meant to be over, and it is not: 5 points better than a year ago. It happens to the ones who take the boring parts seriously.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Words at Genoa training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Stephan El Shaarawy is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
6 academy graduates step up at Genoa
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market21 Aug 2028
One of our own: Valerio Monti joins the Genoa first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Valerio Monti is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market21 Aug 2028
Genoa promote Stefano D'Amico from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Stefano D'Amico has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market21 Aug 2028
Genoa promote Daniele De Angelis from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniele De Angelis has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market Genoa promote Gianmarco Cattaneo from within
- Boardroom The ground is getting bigger
- Boardroom A promise the Genoa board did not keep