The signature arrived on the wool thread. But Caleb Ekuban he will still be a Genoa player in the next two seasons. A two-year deal with the option for a third for coach Alberto Gilardino’s striker who, we imagine, will be happy that his mosaic is slowly taking shape. He started from the outright purchase of Vitinha through this operation. It’s just a shame about the sale of Josep Martinez but we knew that in these market dynamics, to buy something someone has to leave. “I hope he can stay and that he can renew because he is an important player for us” declared the coach after the victory against Sassuolo. Wish fulfilled.
Four goals in the season.
Precious element when called into question. It wasn’t easy to carve out a space between Retegui, Gudmundsson and finally Vitinha but the striker from Villafranca di Verona was able to leave his mark on more than one occasion. The overhead kick against Lecce was spectacular for three very important points for survival, including the goal in Verona, the one in Reggio Emilia against Sassuolo (the first of the season) and the goal against Milan at San Siro. Four goals in total in the 30 matches in which he was involved between the championship and the Italian Cup.
A day as a social media manager
Important on the pitch, a river of sympathy off it. And on the day dedicated to social media, Genoa decided to leave the company’s social profiles in the hands of Caleb. It started with a snapshot of the 2-1 goal against the Salento team at Marassi, moving on to a montage of videos on and off the pitch from last season. There was also a smile with Bani (who had the same role leading the platforms a year ago) and then it all ended with a selfie. To the delight of the fans. Ready to applaud him on the pitch at the start of the new season.
