Swansea City Recall Nigeria-Eligible Striker From Genoa Loan Spell

Swansea City have recalled Nigeria-eligible striker Joel Asoro from his loan spell at Genoa.

Italian transfer market expert Gianluca Di Marzio writes on his website that the Sweden U21 international has terminated his contract with Genoa before expiration.

Asoro's spell at Genoa was hugely disappointing with no appearances to his name in the Italian top-flight, though he was an unused substitute when they faced Hellas Verona in October.

He spent last season in the Netherlands with FC Groningen, scoring three goals in 15 Eredivisie games before the league was suspended owing to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Stockholm-born striker was previously on the books of Sunderland, where he made 33 appearances for the first team and became the youngest ever player of Nigerian descent to debut in the Premier League aged 17 years and 117 days when he came on in the 81st minute of a 2-1 loss to Middlesbrough on August 21, 2016.

Asoro has a valid contract with Swansea City until June 30, 2022.

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