Genoa have reportedly turned down a €20m offer from Villarreal for striker Giovanni Simeone.

The son of Atletico Madrid Coach Diego Simeone, he has already scored 10 goals in his debut Serie A season.

According to Calcionews24.com, the proposal from Villarreal arrived just as Alexandre Pato is completing his transfer to Chinese club Tianjin Quanjian.

However, having just sold centre-forward Leonardo Pavoletti to Napoli, the Grifone are not prepared to lose another striker mid-season.

Genoa have reportedly turned down a €20m offer from Villarreal for striker Giovanni Simeone.

The son of Atletico Madrid Coach Diego Simeone, he has already scored 10 goals in his debut Serie A season.

According to Calcionews24.com, the proposal from Villarreal arrived just as Alexandre Pato is completing his transfer to Chinese club Tianjin Quanjian.

However, having just sold centre-forward Leonardo Pavoletti to Napoli, the Grifone are not prepared to lose another striker mid-season.

Simeone, who is nicknamed ‘Cholito’ as a tribute to his father, has been linked with a future move to Lazio or Inter.

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