Genoa yesterday announced they had let central defender Andreas Granqvist leave to join Russian league club Krasnodar.

Genoa did not disclose the fee for the transfer but reports in Italy said Genoa have netted €5 million for the Sweden international who arrived in the Serie A from FC Groningen two years ago.

It is understood that QPR were also interest in Granqvist.

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