George Puscas has departed Reading FC to join Italian side Genoa on a season long loan deal.
The 26-year-old striker spent the second-half of the 2021/22 campaign on loan with Serie B side Pisa where he netted eight times in 19 appearances.
However, Pisa missed out on winning promotion to Italy’s top flight after they lost out 4-3 in the play-off final to Monza.
Hopes were high when the Romanian forward joined the Royals for a club record initial fee of €8million from Inter Milan in August 2019.
Despite showing early promising signs after arriving in Berkshire, which included two goals on his home debut against Cardiff City and an astonishing quickfire five-minute hat-trick away at Wigan Athletic, things haven’t worked out as well as hoped.
He ended his debut season in England with 12 Championship goals and 14 in all competitions from 42 appearances.
However, in the next season under Veljko Paunovic, Puscas struggled for game time as Lucas Joao enjoyed an excellent scoring season.
Puscas netted just four times in 21 league games and scored once in 25 games in the first-half of the 201/22 season before being sent out on loan to Pisa.
He will now play his football for Serie B side Genoa.
Genoa were relegated from Italy’s top flight, Serie A, last campaign after they finished in 19th place on 28 points.
