Jeremy Toljan changes free of charge to FC Genoa - first steps in Serie A!

Jeremy Toljan changes free of charge to FC Genoa - first steps in Serie A!

Genua, Italien - Jeremy Toljan, the former defender of Borussia Dortmund, has been confirmed today. The renowned Italian transfer expert Gianluca di Marzio announced this change on Instagram. Toljan leaves the series B master Us Sassuolo, in which his contract expires on June 30th.

The 28-year-old, born on August 8, 1994, played for Sassuolo since 2019 and had a crucial role in the climbing of the club to the top Italian league. Last season Toljan came up for 34 missions and prepared seven goals. Previously, the right -back in 2021 had switched from BVB to Sassuolo for 3.5 million euros after he had already spent two leases on loan.

career highlights and development

Toljan moved from TSG Hoffenheim to Dortmund for seven million euros in 2017, but could not prevail there and only played 16 Bundesliga games in one and a half years. In January 2019 there was a change to Celtic Glasgow, where expectations were not met. It was only at Sassuolo that Toljan found his shape and developed into a regular player.

The move to Genoa is a new step in the career of the German international, who is also eligible to play for the USA and Croatia, but has rejected all offers to be available for Germany. Toljan was also part of the squad who won the silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games.

the FC Genoa and the context of the series A

The FC Genoa ended the past season in 13th place, which ended the club 12 points above the relegation rank and 22 points behind the international places. Genoa played in the second division in the 2022/23 season before the climb managed. In view of these circumstances, Toljan will have to make a decisive contribution to keeping the club on course.

The transfer balance of Serie A shows a decline in transfer expenses and income. There were a total of 663 departures with a total transfer balance of -360,868,000 euros, which illustrates the challenge for the clubs who want to redesign their squads in the upcoming season. This could also have an impact on Genoa's transfer decisions while trying to optimize the team structure under the new conditions.

Toljan's move to Genoa could be an important step, both for his personal career and for the sporting ambitions of the club in the coming season.

For more information about Jeremy Toljan and his previous career, the full side of wikipedia can be visited. Details on the transfer balance in Series A are available on Transfermarkt

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