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The most expensive recruit in the history of Olympique de Marseille, Vitinha (24 years old) never found the right fuel in the Marseille city. Guilty of a certain clumsiness in front of goal, criticized by some of the Marseille supporters for his performance and generally losing momentum, the Portuguese striker finally decided to relaunch his career on Italian soil. “Good luck Vitinha. The Portuguese striker will play for this end of the season at Genoa, where he is on loan with a purchase option (estimated at 25 million euros, editor’s note)”specified the Olympian press release on the last day of the January transfer window.
Among the Rossoblu, the former Braga scorer gradually regained his sensations. Despite fairly meager statistics (2 goals in 9 games) and an injury at the beginning of April, the native of Cabeceiras de Basto did not hesitate to confide his well-being under the colors of the 11th in Serie A. “I felt that Genoa could be the right choice to find myself and that’s what happened. I’m going through the most difficult period of my life, but I’m also coping with the help of the club. There are still nine games left, but I want to return the favor to Genoa. In Genoa, I found the real Vitinha but the choice does not depend on me. At the end of the season the two clubs will meet and discuss my future as the loan will be until June”launched the center forward.
Genoa wants to keep Vitinha
Loaned until next June, Vitinha, scorer against Bologna on the last day of the championship, could also continue the adventure with Grifone, where another ex-Marseillais also plays, in the person of Ruslan Malinovskyi. According to the latest information from Sky ItaliaGenoa would, in fact, like to extend the loan of its striker for an additional season.
To do this, it will be necessary to come to an agreement with the Marseille leaders, who are also determined to renew the Olympian squad, which was generally disappointing during the 2023-2024 financial year. Will Marseille’s upper echelons be ready to accept Genoa’s proposal by renegotiating the initial contract or will they demand the amount of the purchase option estimated at 25 million euros from the end of June? Difficult to say at the moment but one thing is certain, the residents of Luigi-Ferraris seem, today, seduced by the performance of the 1m78 right-hander and intend to prolong the pleasure. To be continued…
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