Agent: Gilardino will stay with Genoa

The Italian has been subject to interest from Monaco, with reports in Italy suggesting the French side have lodged an €8 million bid for the front-man.

However, his agent Giuseppe Bozzo has quashed speculation linking Gilardino with a possible exit during the transfer window.

"There are no negotiations in place regarding Gilardino," Bozzo told tuttomercatoweb.

"The club has assured us that he will remain at Genoa."

The 29-year-old only joined Genoa in January from Fiorentina, going on to make 14 appearances and score four goals.

Nick Moore

Nick Moore is a freelance journalist based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. He wrote his first FourFourTwo feature in 2001 about Gerard Houllier's cup-treble-winning Liverpool side, and has continued to ink his witty words for the mag ever since. Nick has produced FFT's 'Ask A Silly Question' interview for 16 years, once getting Peter Crouch to confess that he dreams about being a dwarf.