For a few weeks now Kristian Thorstvedt has been linked to Genoa, a repeated rumor, a name that could give something more to the Grifone midfielder who needs something more in that very department. Badelj’s playmaking, Frendrup’s lungs, Thorsby’s centimeters and the quality of Malinovskyi and Messias are already there, but there is an element missing who has a certain familiarity with scoring, and Thortsvedt could be useful in this sense.
Genoa on Thortsvedt, the player’s profile
A 25-year-old Norwegian, in line with the rossoblu project in age, this season he has scored six goals, resulting in the only positive note of Sassuolo’s disastrous championship. Almost 1.90 meters tall, he can play both on the midfielder line and stand up in the midfield, in short, in Gilardino’s 3-5-2 he would be a physical midfielder and more. As mentioned, the habit of scoring has been in his DNA since he was very young when he played two years in his country for Viking, scoring 9 goals in the first championship and 10 in the second.
The good performances earned him the move to Genk where he took a while to get going, only 8 appearances, but one goal, in his first season. In the following two years, however, he became a pillar of the team with 30 and 35 appearances seasoned with 7 and 6 goals and was also called up to the national team with which in the last three years he scored 26 matches. Finally, Sassuolo notices it in 2022 and does not hesitate to spend a good 10 million on this big boy from the North who in Italy retraces what he did in Belgium, first year with 31 games and 2 goals and second with 33 appearances and 6 goals.
However, his signatures on the scoresheet failed to save Sassuolo, the Emilian club’s descent into Serie B could help Genoa in the negotiation with a price nosedive compared to the recent past. Given his performance on the pitch, however, the Grifone will hardly be alone in the race.
