With the fear that they would only receive a nominal fee were he to move abroad, Genoa are hoping to spark an auction amongst Italian clubs for their sought-after 15-year-old starlet Pietro Pellegri.
Juventus, AC Milan and Roma have all been credited with an interest in the teenage forward, who would be available for a figure in the region of €2 million should he move to a rival Serie A side.
However, it is believed that Manchester United and Manchester City of the Premier League are also monitoring the highly-rated talent’s situation, in light of a clause that allows players from Italian academies to move to foreign clubs for a nominal fee decided by a FIFA tribunal before the age of 16.
Such an agreement, of course, is of little benefit to Genoa, with the Stadio Luigi Ferraris outfit hoping that interest from several of Serie A’s biggest teams would see them make a much greater profit on Pellegri.
Pellegri, an Italian young international, is a technically gifted striker currently playing two years above his normal age group.
It had been expected that with little to play for on the last day of the 2015/16 campaign, the 15-year-old would play some part in Genoa’s game against Atalanta.
Eventually, this didn’t come to pass, however, the Rossoblu’s President Enrico Preziosi retains extremely high hopes for the teenager.
“We have the new Messi. For the good of Italy, we all hope [he comes good],” he said.
Juventus are the current favourites to secure Pellegri’s signature this summer.
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