How Genoa will replace Dragusin after his Tottenham move

Genoa coach Alberto Gilardino should discover a method to exchange Tottenham signing Radu Dragusin forward of his facet’s coming Serie A conflict with Torino.

The 21-year-old Romanian centre again formally joined the North London facet on Thursday, shifting in a switch value €25m plus €6m in add-ons. He penned a six-and-a-half-year contract with Spurs, declining a suggestion from Bayern Munich as a way to push by way of a transfer.

Dragusin had proved himself a key a part of Gilardino’s defence at Genoa, leaving a gaping gap within the membership’s backline on the midway level of the season. The Ligurian outfit did properly within the first half, selecting up 21 factors from 5 wins and 6 attracts.

In his press convention at this time, Gilardino highlighted among the choices obtainable to him for Genoa’s three-man defence, together with Koni De Winter, Johan Vazquez, Alan Matturro, Mattia Bani and Alessandro Vogliacco.

The coach additionally made it clear that he’d like a brand new centre again to hitch the membership, giving him extra flexibility with gamers like Vazquez and Aaron Martin.