Exactly, we LOANED them Giovinco, dont exaggerate we doomsday theories just yet.
We arent going to pay anything to get him back, because they just loaned him, didnt pay money to his half or such. It probably just means in case we dont want Giovinco, they have the right to buy him, a clause that gives them the official option to do so. But they dont own any part of him. And probably not anywhere as non-sensical as forcing our hands to sell him if Empoli offers. They didnt pay anything or half own him, thats when they get priviligies like that, not when its a loan.
Stendardo is a loan with an option to buy for us, Maniche is a loan for an option to buy for Inter etc. Pretty standard procedure. What kind of ridicolous notion is it that we would need to buy back a player we never even sold half of? Think a little. Its not like De Ceglie which we sold half of and need to buy back. Or like with Nocerino or Molinaro in the past. Or Criscito, which we bought half of btw, instead sold half of, because he is a Genoa youth product, not ours, we just bought half of him at first.