Robert Lewandowski was close to joining Serie A club Genoa before ultimately making the move to Borussia Dortmund.
The Poland international was in high demand after excelling for Lech Poznan between 2008-10 with Genoa agreeing a deal to sign the centre forward pending a medical.
But, according to former Genoa sporting director Stefano Capozucca, the club's president Enrico Preziosi decided to cancel Lewandowski's transfer, paving the way for a Bundesliga move.
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Lewandowski went on to become one of best strikers in the world at Dortmund, before eventually joining Bayern Munich - scoring 303 goals at 10 seasons across both clubs.