Re: The Official Genoa Thread http://www.qpr.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~1334903,00.html Queens Park Rangers have swooped to clinch the signing of highly-rated Argentinean midfielder Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma. We've got him on a years loan with an option to buy at €3m.....Anyone seen him play?
Re: The Official Genoa Thread He's good but we have better players in the Primavera....I don't think he's ready to play in England second division at all. We'll see. That option price is a bit too low, though.
Re: The Official Genoa Thread The championship is a physical league, but it is void of any real technical quality
Re: The Official Genoa Thread Players in so far: Alessandro Potenza from Fiorentina Giuseppe Biava from Palermo Salvatore Bocchetti from Frosinone Giandomenico Mesto from Reggina/Udinese Tommaso Renzetti from Lucchese Francesco Modesto from Reggina Andrea Gasbarroni from Parma Raffaele Palladino from Juventus Davide Di Gennaro from Milan/Bologna Abdelkader Ghezzal from Crotone We also bought halves of Vandenborre and Paro, so we now fully own them. Also, we bought back Fernando Forestieri from Siena, but he'll stay there for another season. Criscito's loan from Juventus was renewed so he'll stay at Genoa next season. Players out: Cesare Bovo (to Palermo) Abdoulay Konko (to Sevilla) Marco Borriello (to Milan) Fabiano (to Reggina) Santos (to Reggina) Gaetano De Rosa (contract over) Danilo (loan over) Wilson (Lugano) Players we are apparently interested in: Maurizio Domizzi (Napoli) Dario Dainelli (Fiorentina) Luca Cigarini (Parma) Kharja (Siena) Daniele Cacia (Piacenza/Fiorentina) Rolando Bianchi (Manchester City) Ruben Olivera (Juventus/Penarol) players on their way out: Marco Di Vaio Julio Cesar de Leon I think we did great on the market so far...if we really get one between Dainelli and Domizzi (hopefully the former), one midfielder and Rolando Bianchi I'll be extremely satisfied.
Re: The Official Genoa Thread Matteo or anyone can I ask what position he plays, he's described as a forward on Genoa website but we have him as midfielder? Will he stand up to the physical side of the game.....Also we bought Alberti from Chievo earlier this season but can't find any Chievo fans with a view on him...anyone else know about him? QPR will have a very Italian flavour next year keep an eye out for us.
Re: The Official Genoa Thread Attacking midfielder/withdrawn forward I have no idea of how good Alberti is.
Re: The Official Genoa Thread matteo, do you think bocchetti will be a first-team player next season for you guys, or only on the condition that dainelli doesn't come? Also, what will your attack look like you reckon, maybe a rotation palladino and di gennaro next to gasbarroni behind say, bianchi? How much playing opportunity do you see for di gennaro? cheers
Re: The Official Genoa Thread I don't know about Bocchetti, if Dainelli comes (but one reliable, experienced central defender will come for sure) I think the only 2 players who will have a safe spot will be him and Criscito, no idea about the third (we play a 3-man defense)....everyone will have his chance....about the attack....we'll se if Bianchi comes (in Russia there are rumors we made an offer for Pavlyuchenko...I doubt it), right now the three likely starters are Palladino-Figueroa-Gasbarroni. I don't know how much playing time Di Gennaro will get....we don't usually play with the classic AM, and apparently we are interested in another seconda punta/esterno (Cerci). But you know...last year, before the season started, Borriello and Konko were considered bench players at most and many Genoa supporters thought our biggest star would be Papa Waigo ...
Re: The Official Genoa Thread yeah, I must say I thought papa waigo was going to be a good player in serie A after seeing him some in serie B, but he was disappointing no doubt. I guess it will be interesting to watch you guys, I think you lot have a legitimate chance to be in the top half even in a stronger serie a than last year, and watching some of the youngsters like bocchetti, criscito, di gennaro, et al should be fun.
Re: The Official Genoa Thread oh, and what about garibaldi? are you guys loaning him out or will he stay and fight for time in your midfield?
Re: The Official Genoa Thread I think the Palladino move is the same basis as the Borriello move last season, co-ownership. If he plays well for Genoa then Juve will just get him back.
Re: The Official Genoa Thread Andrea Gasbarroni joins http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=768709
Re: The Official Genoa Thread Fabiano joins Reggina on loan http://www.goal.com/en-US/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=784350
Re: The Official Genoa Thread Parma, arriva Alessandro Lucarelli 24.07.2008 Genoa sold the full title of Alessandro Lucarelli to Parma, who reaches his brother Cristiano, making up in Emilia the couple of Livorno. The rossoblù club points to replace Lucarelli with the viola player Dainelli, but Fiorentina at this time has froze his exit which could re-open at the end of the transfer season.
Re: The Official Genoa Thread Matteo Paro, is he back from knee surgery ? I thought he was a soild player last year and hope he can return to the form he had.
Re: The Official Genoa Thread Yes he's back. His injury sent him off for the end of last season, never the less Genoa bought the other half of Paro from Juve in this summer's transfer market. The midfielder is very well considered by the club and has a great season ahead of him.