It won’t be “between stage and reality” as Luciano Ligabue sang in the summer of Mateo Retegui. The Genoa striker will live this moment between the pitch and the market, between the European Championship and the rumours, for the moment only rumors, that he will be far from the Ligurian capital. For the moment he will only be physically distant from the city of Lanterna given that Luciano Spalletti has included the Grifone striker in the list of 26 who will take part in the expedition to Germany which will start next Saturday at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund against Albania. The role will be shared with Gianluca Scamacca and the competition will therefore be very high but the former Tiger has every intention of playing his cards.
Purple interest
And in the background there are some market scenarios coming from Florence. In fact, the Viola team would once again look at the home of Alberto Gilardino and his team. After the interest for Albert Gudmundsson in January, returned to the sender due to the offer not considered satisfactory by the rossoblù management, Fiorentina would be ready to start the attack again to go for the Icelandic’s partner in the offensive department. In the season just ended, Retegui came close to reaching double figures, stopping at nine goals scored but it should be underlined that in the central part of the season, practically from October to the end of December, he did not take to the field due to a physical problem with his knee and muscle. Then.
Genoa doesn’t give up
Anyone who thinks that Pegli wants Retegui to be sold lightly is sadly mistaken. The intention obviously is to focus on the center forward. The valuation is obviously high also because the investment was significant, 15 million euros last summer. We will therefore start from a valuation that can fluctuate around 30 million euros. Below this figure, any negotiations will hardly be taken into consideration, thus underlining the importance of a striker like Mateo Retegui. Who is now thinking about the European Championship, then resuming preparation with Genoa.
