Genoa owner Enrico Preziosi admits ‘I went for Krzysztof Piatek after a couple of videos’ and compares his arrival to those of Thiago Motta and Diego Milito.
Piatek has made an immediate impact for Genoa, scoring seven goals in his first four appearances for the Grifone, and Preziosi expects the Pole to emulate two of his ‘great buys’.
“Piatek is a very strong 23-year-old. I went for him after I watched a couple of videos of him,” he told Corriere dello Sport.
Genoa owner Enrico Preziosi admits ‘I went for Krzysztof Piatek after a couple of videos’ and compares his arrival to those of Thiago Motta and Diego Milito.
Piatek has made an immediate impact for Genoa, scoring seven goals in his first four appearances for the Grifone, and Preziosi expects the Pole to emulate two of his ‘great buys’.
“Piatek is a very strong 23-year-old. I went for him after I watched a couple of videos of him,” he told Corriere dello Sport.
“Did anyone from Genoa watch him live? No. I saw him in a couple of clips and the day after I did, I finalised a deal for him, fearing someone else would take him.
“I paid €4.5m for him, and you’ll see how much he’ll be worth in a couple of years, but he’s not alone in attack. [Andrea] Favilli and [Christian] Kouame also represent our future.
“My two great buys? Thiago Motta and [Diego] Milito, especially the former. He was injured, no-one wanted him and even all my collaborators advised me against signing him.
“They told me I was stupid and that I was making a mistake, which I could regret bitterly. I signed him anyway and you saw how it panned out.
“I have one regret this year: [Kevin-Prince] Boateng. I’d have taken him too as I was convinced that he’d have done very well. He scored twice on Sunday.”