Genoa bring in Olivera

Genoa bring in Olivera
Tuesday 22 July, 2008

Genoa have practically agreed a deal for Penarol and former Juventus midfielder Ruben Olivera, announced the club.

“The player is due in Italy in the next few hours with his manager and should meet with the directors to verify the possibility of signing for the Grifone,” confirmed the Genoa website.

“In case of a positive outcome, Olivera would transfer to Austria on Wednesday or Thursday morning to join his new teammates in pre-season training.

“There is a certain optimism among the Rossoblu for a happy conclusion to this operation.”

It would not be Olivera's first experience in Serie A, as the 25-year-old Trequartista joined Juventus in 2003 with four goals in 39 appearances.

He had loan spells at Atletico Madrid and Sampdoria before going to Penarol for the last six months.

The Uruguayan has rediscovered his form here and scored five goals in 14 games, though he is still technically owned by Juve.

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