{"id":606402,"date":"2021-12-30T15:14:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T20:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=606402"},"modified":"2021-12-30T15:17:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T20:17:58","slug":"silvan-hefti-transfer-genoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/12\/30\/silvan-hefti-transfer-genoa\/","title":{"rendered":"Silvan Hefti Transfer set to be Andriy Shevchenko’s first at Genoa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Genoa are set to sign right-back Silvan Hefti from Swiss side Young Boys. The 24-year-old would be the first player to sign for the Italian outfit under Andriy Shevchenko who was appointed last November.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Silvan Hefti Transfer to Genoa from Young Boys to Be Completed in the Near Future<\/span><\/h2>\n

Hefti to be the First Player to Join Genoa under Shevchenko\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Genoa are set to complete the signing of former Switzerland U21 defender Silvan Hefti from Young Boys. According to Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, the Italian side will pay \u20ac5 million to David Wagner’s team to secure the transfer of the 24-year-old right back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hefti started his career in his home country with St Gallen, in 2015, and was an established full-back in the Swiss Super League before moving to Young Boys in 2020. He has made 52 appearances for Young Boys in his one-and-a-half seasons with the club and was a starter in the side that defeated<\/a> Manchester United<\/a> 2-1 in the Champions League last September.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Andriy Shevchenko Faces an Uphill Task<\/span><\/h3>\n

It has not been smooth sailing for Genoa so far this season. The Griffins have found themselves languishing in the relegation spots after a very poor start to the season and<\/span>\u00a0have already seen a change to their management, with Andriy Shevchenko replacing Davide Ballardini in early November.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the change in management, they have picked up just a single point following the arrival of the Ukrainian. The last month has seen Genoa losing four of their five league matches with their only point coming in a 0-0 draw with Atalanta at the end of the last game week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Injuries have also played a part in Genoa’s poor start with several first-team players spending time on the sidelines. Shevchenko will be hoping that Hefti could add much-needed depth to his squad.<\/span><\/p>\n

A run of just one league win in 19 matches has helped Genoa to eighteenth in the Seria A table.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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