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Sporting Lisbon star Veloso explains rejecting Genoa

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 01:45

Sporting Lisbon midfielder Miguel Veloso has turned down a move to Genoa.

Genoa made a bid to land the highly-rated midfielder, but he felt it wasn’t the right time to leave his homeland.

“There was truth in the contact with Genoa, but I rejected it,” he told Calcio News 24.

“Why? It was simple really – I just love playing for Sporting right now and at the present I only want to think of my current club.”

Veloso added: “I will evaluate all future offers from foreign clubs, provided they are from top clubs.”

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