Loyalty or London? Genoa CEO reveals Tottenham star Radu Dragusin wasn’t keen to leave Italy
Tottenham Hotspur winter singing Radu Dragusin wanted to stay in Italy with his former employers before his move to North London, per Genoa CEO Andres Blazquez.
The 22-year-old was enjoying an impressive season at Genoa before the Lilywhites made a move for his services in the January transfer window. Tottenham beat out a hijack attempt from Bayern Munich to land Romanian international Radu Dragusin in a £26.7 million (€31 million) deal from Genoa.
While the financial offer from the German giants was better than Tottenham, the Romanian international rather vetoed a move to North London.
He has not played predominantly since his transfer, as he plays a second fiddle to Romero and Micky van de Ven. Radu has specifically been brought in by Tottenham for these circumstances to guarantee that Levy is not left out in the back if someone pulls up again this season.
Dragusin appears to be good on the ball and is not afraid to carry the ball out of press, which could be useful in the future in Spurs current style of play. He is not yet a finished product or an important member of Tottenham’s defense, but he might be both under Ange.
Genoa CEO Blazquez revealed Radu didn’t want to leave in January
Genoa CEO Blazquez has spoken about the transfer in an interview with CaughtOffside, where he insists that he wanted to continue his development with the Italian side and was committed to staying at the club; however, the pressure from Bayern and Tottenham to conclude a transfer led to him leaving.
“It was a bit higher than that, but overall up to €31 million (£26.7 million) with a base of €26 million (£22.4 million),” explained Genoa’s CEO when quizzed about the transfer fee (via. Football.London).
“We knew his potential; he hadn’t had the right experiences, and I think he took the wrong career path. He came here and
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