According to Il Secolo XIX, Genoa has paused negotiations with Antonio Candreva and reached out to former Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli.

The Serie A club, currently struggling near the bottom of the table, is seeking a replacement for Ukraine international Ruslan Malinovskyi, who sustained a serious ankle injury in a recent match against Venezia.

While multiple reports suggested Genoa were close to signing free agent Antonio Candreva, a former player for Inter, Lazio, and Salernitana, Il Secolo XIX indicates that talks have been delayed due to concerns over team dynamics.

In the meantime, the club has turned its attention to 28-year-old Dele Alli, who is also available on a free transfer. Alli has been without a club since leaving Everton in June 2024.

The English midfielder boasts an impressive record of 51 goals and 34 assists across 194 Premier League appearances for Everton and Tottenham, though his last competitive match came over a year ago, on February 26, 2023, while on loan at Besiktas.

Genoa has endured a difficult spell, losing three consecutive games across all competitions, including a Coppa Italia derby defeat to Sampdoria, and have managed just five points from six Serie A matches so far.

Dele Alli

Dele Alli has not played yet in this season. Last season he played in total 12 times for 712 minutes for Super Lig.

Everton performance and stats

Everton is currently 16th in the Premier League with 4 points.

In the last 6 games, it has won once, drew once, and lost 4 times. In its last match, Everton won 2-1 against Crystal Palace.​​

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 7 goals and conceding 15.​

Everton will play the next match in Premier League against Newcastle United on Saturday 5th of October in Liverpool.​

Vitinha

This season he played in total 6 times for 416 minutes for Serie A.

Vitinha didn’t score any goal for Genoa. He procured one assist. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 17th in Serie A. In the last match Genoa lost 3-0 against Juventus.

Genoa performance and stats

Genoa is currently 17th in the Serie A with 5 points.

In the last 6 games, it has won once, drew twice, and lost 3 times. In its last match, Genoa lost 0-3 against Juventus.​​

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 4 goals and conceding 10.​

Genoa will play the next match in Serie A against Atalanta on Sunday 6th of October in Bergamo.​