One Step More Mattia Perin Returns To Genoa

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GENOA - Mattia Perin's certainty has finally come to an end. The Juventus goalkeeper will return to Genoa in the January transfer window.

The 27-year-old goalkeeper has never played at all this season because he is only coach Maurizio Sarri's third choice. Chances of gaining a regular position ran aground after a deal with Portuguese club Benfica fell through in the summer.

Perin suffered a shoulder injury and had to undergo treatment for more than three months so Benfica returned him to Turin. But there, the goalkeeper didn't get the chance at all even though his condition was fit.

La Gazzetta dello Sport journalist Nicola Schira said Perin would re-join his former club on loan. According to him, Genoa president Enrico Preziosi has finalized an agreement with Juve regarding Perin's move.

Juve initially signed Perin from Genoa in the summer of 2018 for a fee of 13 million euros. While in Turin, he only played nine times. For this reason, he insists on leaving anywhere to get a lot of playing minutes.

The news of Perin's return to his former club floated for the first time two weeks ago. Genoa have reportedly lost faith in their goalkeeper Ionut Radu.

The Inter loanee shone for Romania at the European Under-21 Championship over the summer and is said to be taking over from Samir Handanovic for the Nerazzurri goalkeeper. In fact, he has only kept two clean sheets in 16 Serie A games this season with 31 balls.

According to Italian Football, the Rossoblu have run out of patience with Radu's inconsistencies, from world-class saves to "alarming" mistakes.