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Genoa prepare Borriello bid
Wednesday 26 March, 2008

Genoa are set to begin negotiations for the permanent signature of co-owned Azzurri striker Marco Borriello.

Borriello joined Genoa in a co-ownership arrangement with Milan after a miserable spell at San Siro that was blighted by a failed drugs test in December 2006.

The 25-year-old has undoubtedly been the surprise package of the season and leads the Serie A Capocannoniere chart with 17 goals to his name, but the Rossoneri are expected to try and bring him back to base in the summer.

“President Enrico Preziosi has said that he wants to negotiate for Borriello,” Rossoblu Vice-President Giovambattista Pastorello told Radio Kiss Kiss.

“Preziosi gambled on him at the start of the season and he repaid us with 17 goals.”

In the event that Milan and Genoa don’t come to an agreement, both sides will have to put offers in sealed envelopes and Borriello’s rights will be given to the highest bidder.

There have been rumours that talented French youngster Abdoullay Konko could be used as bait in the Borriello negotiations and a number of big sides are said to be tracking him.

“Konko? It makes us very happy to see big clubs in Italy and abroad chasing our players,” Pastorello enthused.

With survival as good as guaranteed, there is an air of contentment in the Grifone camp.

“We are very happy with the campaign that we are having,” Pastorello declared.

“The fact that we are almost mathematically safe after 12 years outside the top flight is a reason for satisfaction.”


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[han2503]

Where Borrielo's importance lies...is in the fact that he's ayouth product. That if anything will be the reason Milan recall him.

If Platini's controversial dictate about the youth players in the squad get passed through, Borrielo becomes very vital.

As of now, only Inter and Chelsea and perhaps Man U(among the big teams) might have cause to oppose it. All the other teams seem to have youth squad players making some kind of progression to first team.

Aside from the fact that he's a youth product, I just don't think that he would do as well as he is doing now for Genoa for us. He strikes me as the Gila type, does well for a smaller club, chokes for the big club. And we could bring him back and try him out or we could consider selling him while he is hot property. If he comes back and flops royally then we won't make half of what we could make if we sell him now

This post has been edited by han2503: Mar 30 2008, 06:31 PM