Paris Saint-Germain interested in signing Genoa defender Domenico Criscito – Ligue 1 news
Reports in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 suggest that ambitious Ligue 1 outfit Paris Saint-Germain are looking to sign highly-rated Italian International Domenico Criscito.
The 24-year-old left-back is currently playing for Serie A side Genoa and is under the radar of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sporting-89-c40576 Director of PSG sees the youngster as a valuable addition to the squad
and is looking to negotiate with Genoa for the youngster’s transfer.
However, fellow Serie A side http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926. Criscito is a product of the Genoa youth academy and after making 36 appearances for
Il Grifone in the 2006/2007 season, signed for Juventus. However, the youngster had limited opportunities with the Turin giants and was thus loaned out to Genoa for the 2008/2009 season. In the summer of 2009, Genoa signed Criscito on a permanent basis for
6 million Euros.
Last summer, PSG signed Siaka Tiene from Valenciennes for 1.5 million Euros. The Ivorian has been a solid presence at left-back for PSG in his first season. Furthermore, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcos-c23772 Ceara are two versatile defenders who played in a variety
of defensive positions for PSG in the now-concluded 2010/2011 Ligue 1 season.
With so much versatility in their http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leonardo-c22056 sees Domenico Criscito as a player who can play at left-back position for years to come. Furthermore, both Siaka Tiene (29) and Marcos
Ceara (31) might not be the kind of players who can take the club forward due to their age. Leonardo is now looking to recruit young players who can play for club for a long time.
Though PSG are making a lot of noises in the transfer market this summer, the club’s policy of recruiting young talent should be appreciated as the club is not going for players who have already proven their worth. Instead, the club is more inclined on recruiting
young prospects who might turn out to be stars of the future.
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