The report claims that there have some disagreements over the player’s “purchase clause”, but Genoa are working hard to bring the 26-year-old defender to Italy.
The left-back was signed by Rafael Benitez in 2016, but he barely featured for the Magpies during his two-year stay at the Tyneside club.
He managed just four games for the Magpies, and spent last season on loan at Benevento. The move turned into a nightmare for him as he found game time hard to come by and was eventually exiled from the squad.