Serie A club's talks with Tottenham over loan signing of Danny Rose slowed down over inability to pay left-back's full wages
Saturday 19 September 2020 09:49, UK
Chelsea right-back Davide Zappacosta has joined Serie A side Genoa on a season-long loan deal.
The 28-year-old arrived at Stamford Bridge in a £22.5m deal from Torino in August 2017 and went on to make 52 appearances.
Zappacosta spent last season on loan to Roma, where he missed out on most of the campaign after an early injruy to the anterior cruciate ligament but returned to make six appearances for Paulo Fonseca's side as they finished in fifth position.
The Italian full-back was in demand with several Serie A sides this summer such as Fiorentina and Atalanta, according to Sky in Italy.
Genoa, who survived relegation to Serie B on the final day of last season, have been on a transfer spree this summer and confirmed the loan signing of Juventus winger Marko Pjaca alongside Zappacosta.
The Serie A club are still in talks with Tottenham over the signing of Danny Rose, despite their inability to pay all of the left-back's wages slowing the deal's progress.
Spurs are keen to move on Rose, who they signed from Leeds 13 years ago, and have not given him a shirt number for the 2020/21 season.
Jose Mourinho has said that he is "happy" for Rose to leave Tottenham and added that it would be "very good for him" to join Genoa.
The summer transfer window closes at 11pm on Monday October 5 with a feast of activity lined up on Transfer Deadline Day on Sky Sports News and across our Sky Sports platforms.
A domestic-only window for deals between the Premier League and EFL then runs from October 5 and closes on Friday, October 16 at 5pm. Follow all the news and analysis on SSN and across Sky Sports' digital platforms, including with our dedicated Transfer Centre blog.
