Before signing a contract with L’OM, Malinovskyi was strongly linked to a move to Tottenham Hotspur, with Antonio Conte’s team missing out in January and the summer before.However, it’s safe to say that he hasn’t done anything to indicate that the £40 million investment was worthwhile since leaving Atalanta.

Tottenham Hotspur wanted Ruslan Malinovskyi

You are aware of Ruslan’s desire to depart. The truth is that Ruslan desired to depart and join Tottenham, as Fabrizio Romano stated in a YouTube video for Last Word on Spurs.

“(Spurs) made a loan with a buy option available. However, they realised it was difficult to accomplish with Atalanta, therefore it was merely a verbal proposition.

“Luca Percassi, the president of Atalanta, has a crush on Ruslan. £40 million or nothing, he said.

Back in Serie A

But a year ago this month, Atalanta grudgingly accepted a lowball offer from Marseille, knowing that his contract would expire in the summer of 2023. And when Genoa visits Bergamo on February 9, La Dea might run into a familiar face—Malinovskyi, who is returning to Italy with his tail between his legs following a brief stint at Marseille—that would make Tottenham supporters feel like they missed out.

Malinovskyi only made 13 appearances in Ligue 1, scoring one goal and providing just one assist. Meanwhile, his transfer to Genoa is supposedly for £34 million less than what Atalanta was asking of Tottenham a little over a year ago.

On the other hand, Spurs are anticipated to have a very low-key deadline day.Timo Werner and Radu Dragusin have already joined; the former is from Malinovskyi’s new employers; further agreements for players like Dominic Solanke and Antonio Nusa are regarded as improbable.