Giorgos Giakoumakis has seemingly decided that Italy is his preferred destination with reports stating the Celtic striker has agreed to join struggling Sampdoria in this window.
Urawa Red Diamonds are keen to take the Greek star to Japan and are able to offer a lucrative package - and the striker also has offers from the MLS and Scandinavia. However, it now appears that Sampdoria are in pole position.
The problem could be striking a deal with Celtic as the Genoa side want it to be a loan with a view to a permanent purchase in the summer - as long as they remain in Serie A, and that is far from certain. Samp sit second bottom of the table with just nine points from their opening 17 matches.
