Roma fullback Riccardo Calafiori has joined Genoa on-loan to the end of the season.

Calafiori has played nine games under José Mourinho this term and joins Genoa in a temporary transfer.

“We are happy to welcome a young and talented player such as Calafiori, he will help us with his qualities," said the Rossoblu director Johannes Spors.

The move came about after Ainsley Maitland-Niles arrived from Arsenal on-loan.

Genoa were eliminated from the Coppa Italia Round of 16 on Thursday and sit 19th in the Serie A table, with just one win in 21 matches.