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'New Lewandowski' Piatek shrugs off Barcelona transfer talk

The Genoa striker has drawn comparisons to a fellow Poland international while also sparking talk of interest from La Liga giants at Camp Nou

Krzysztof Piatek is reading little into talk of interest from Barcelona, but a Genoa striker dubbed ‘the new Robert Lewandowski’ is aware of the mounting transfer rumours.

The 23-year-old forward is only a matter of weeks into a new challenge opened in Italian football.

He signed a four-year contract with Genoa over the summer after securing a switch from Cracovia.

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Piatek has opened the 2018-19 campaign in impressive style, netting eight times in just four appearances to date.