Caleb Ekuban has reiterated his desire to part ways with Trabzonspor by telling the club to sell him, according to Turkish media reports.
The Ghana striker met with the board of directors arriving late for pre-season training due to tax problems.
According to reports, Ekuban refused to be convinced to continue at the club as he wants to leave for Italy, where Genoa are strongly interested.
"I want to play in Italy, I don't want to stay in Trabzon," Ekuban is reported to have said in the meeting.
Trabzonspor board of directors met with the technical team and evaluated the player's persistent request to leave.
Meanwhile, the Genoa club made a €2m offer to Trabzonspor for the transfer of the player but were unable to make the transfer official because of problems with the financial fair play criteria.
The 27-year-old has three goals in nine senior caps for Ghana but was born and raised in Italy.
Ekuban came up through the Chievo Verona youth academy, going on to represent lower-level clubs like Sudtirol, Lumezzane and Renate.
After a spell at Leeds United in 2017-18, he moved to Trabzonspor for €1.2m in 2019.