Genoa Director: F-Esposito performed well in the Club World Cup, which is not conducive to our introduction

June 28th Genoa sports director Marco Ottolini talked about the team's transfer and coach Vieira's stay in the team in an interview with Sky Sports.

Genoa had previously intended to loan Inter Milan's 19-year-old center Froscisco Pio Esposito, but the player is currently participating in the Club World Cup with Inter Milan and has scored a goal and performed well. Inter Milan may decide to retain him. Marco Ottolini said: "Indeed, we are very interested in Pio, but his performance in the Club World Cup is not conducive to our introduction. However, I really like the reorganized Club World Cup, which is an opportunity for us to observe a lot of players."

Genoa invited coach Vieira to coach in November last year and achieved good results. Marco Ottolini continued: "In football, sometimes you feel like you need to do something different. One morning this idea was born and we wanted to know him. He liked the players in the team from the beginning, and he thought they could play at the best. In addition, he also knew Italian culture very well, which helped him coach."

Both Roma and Inter Milan considered asking Vieira to coach at one time, but he eventually stayed in Genoa and renewed his contract until 2027. Marco Ottolini said: "Are we afraid of losing Vieira at the time? He has always expressed his desire to stay and he gets along well with us. When rumors of a big club like this, it is normal to have some ideas, but the idea of ​​thinking he will seek new challenges soon disappeared."

Italian defender Ahano, born in 2008, has played six times in Serie A last season for Genoa's first team. The young player has attracted the attention of a lot of teams, such as Atlanta who hopes to sign Ahano this summer. Marco Ottolini said: "Ahano is a unique player because of his characteristics and ability. There are indeed some teams who are interested in him, and Genoa will evaluate the potential of young players."