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.
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