Overview
- Osmajic arrived in Italy to begin medical tests with Genoa on Sunday as clubs report an agreement worth about €2.5m plus performance bonuses but the transfer is not yet formally completed.
- Preston manager Paul Heckingbottom has indicated a deal has been agreed and said the forward will be leaving the club imminently.
- The move follows a series of disciplinary rulings: an eight-match ban for biting in late 2024, a nine-match suspension, a £21,000 fine and mandatory education after an independent commission found a racial-abuse charge proven, and a three-match ban for a headbutt.
- Despite controversy, Osmajic has been Preston’s top attacking figure since 2023, scoring around 31 goals in roughly 111 competitive appearances and earning nine goals in 36 caps for Montenegro.
- If completed, the transfer would leave Preston short of his goals early in the Championship season and would likely see Genoa register a contract that reports say could run to June 2029.