Panathinaikos, Genoa C.F.C. and Real Betis will compete for the signing of Empoli's central defender Federico Barba, according to the "Gazzetta dello Sport".
The italian club is currently at the pole position for the purchase of the 23-year-old international (with Italy U-21), who spent the last five months on loan to VfB Stuttgart and manage to score a goal even if he played in only two games before their relegation.
We should mention that the manager of the Greens, Andrea Stramaccioni, knows his compatriot very well, from their common spell at AS Roma's Primavera eight years ago, with Federico Barba winning the award as the best young defender in 2012.
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