Roma are considering a move for Atletico Madrid attacking midfielder Rodrigo De Paul, according to reports in Italy.
The Argentina international left Udinese to join the LaLiga giants last summer but has been linked with a return to Serie A.
Napoli has been mooted as a potential destination but Calciomercato.com has suggested Roma are considering an approach.
Jose Mourinho’s side have already brought midfielder Nemanja Matic on board but are preparing to lose Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Inter on a free transfer while Nicolo Zaniolo could also leave the club.
The double departure would make signing a new attacking midfielder a priority and De Paul could be answer.
De Paul is desperate to leave Atletico and return to Serie A – and is even prepared to give up Champions League football, according to the report.
It adds that Atletico would ask for a fee of around €40 million but Roma would hope to negotiate that with a potential loan deal, while his €4m-a-year wages should not prove an issue.
🌕🔴 #Roma, per il centrocampo sogno #DePaul dell'@Atleti
Si muove in prima persona #Mourinho
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— LBDV – Le Bombe Di Vlad (@LeBombeDiVlad) June 17, 2022
Is this morinho doing any good for Italian football by signing in some Italian youngesters….just signing Portuguese and non Italians….roma is roma…not porto
Very good player in his prime. Would be a great signing for Roma
@fernandes:
You should ask Inter, Milan or Juve for that! Blaming Roma for Italian football… geez, it is Roma who saved Italy’s face recently in UEFA’s competition.
Roma has Pellegrini, Zaniolo, Cristante, Mancini, Spinazzola, El Sharawy, Eduardo Bovo, Cristian Volpato and Pietr Boer. All are italians. Actually it is Roma who is producing good Italians to play for national team but Roberto Mancini destroyed it