Tottenham defender Danny Rose nears surprise switch to Serie A club Genoa

A half-season loan at Newcastle saw Rose earn game time last term

Nick Mashiter
Friday 11 September 2020 11:23 BST
Danny Rose was on loan at Newcastle and looks set for a move to Genoa
Danny Rose was on loan at Newcastle and looks set for a move to Genoa (Getty Images)

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Danny Rose is close to ending his Tottenham nightmare with a surprise move to Genoa.

Rose has a year left on his deal at Spurs but whether the move to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris is on loan or permanent is still unclear.

Genoa finished fourth from bottom of Serie A last season, four points above the relegation zone.

Serie A rivals Cagliari had been linked with a move for the 29-cap England international but Rolando Maran's side appear to have won the race.

Rose has little future at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and has been training with the club's under-23s ahead of the start of the new Premier League season.

He spent the second half of last term on loan at Newcastle, making 13 appearances, and has not played for Spurs since their 1-0 defeat at home to Liverpool in January.

The former Leeds trainee was also filmed arguing with boss Jose Mourinho in Amazon Prime Video's 'All or Nothing' documentary series.

He questioned why others were being picked ahead of him and wanted to train at home.

Rose said to Mourinho: "How I'm being treated... I was very excited when you came as manager but if you don't want me to play, I'd rather you just told me now and I'll stay at home, gaffer. I'll train at home.

"I play once every four weeks, do you want me to be man of the match and give my best performance when I play one game every three or four weeks? The defence has kept two clean sheets. They play every game. It's not fair."

He has played 214 times for Tottenham after joining in 2007, scoring 10 goals.

PA

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in