Marseille sells forward Vitinha to Italian club Genoa owned by US investor 777

By: The Associated Press Posted: 10:03 AM CDT Friday, Jun. 21, 2024 Last Modified: 1:43 PM CDT Friday, Jun. 21, 2024

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GENOA, Italy (AP) — Marseille sold forward Vitinha to Genoa on Friday after loaning him to the Italian side in the second half of last season.

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GENOA, Italy (AP) — Marseille sold forward Vitinha to Genoa on Friday after loaning him to the Italian side in the second half of last season.

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GENOA, Italy (AP) — Marseille sold forward Vitinha to Genoa on Friday after loaning him to the Italian side in the second half of last season.

Both clubs confirmed the transfer without elaborating. Sports daily L’Équipe said Genoa paid 16 million euros ($17.1 million) for the 24-year-old from Portugal.

Genoa is owned by 777 Partners, the financially troubled Miami-based investment firm whose prolonged attempted takeover of English Premier League club Everton collapsed this month.

FILE - Marseille's Vitor Oliveira Vitinha celebrates after scoring a goal that was later disallowed during the French League One soccer match between Olympique de Marseille and Lyon at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille, France, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Marseille has sold forward Vitinha to Genoa, having loaned him to the Italian side in the second half of last season. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)

However, Genoa has a star asset it is likely to cash in soon, Iceland forward Albert Gudmundsson. He has reportedly been targeted by Italian champion Inter Milan.

Vitinha cost Marseille a club-record 32 million euros ($34.2 million) when he signed from Braga in January 2023. But he managed only a paltry six goals in 43 games.