AS Roma Transfer Rumours pt. II

flameas wrote:I dont like Itrube that much.. we shouldnt waste 20 millions for him. Too unproven.

McLewis wrote:Where would we fit Valbuena though?

I personally like him centrally, but he does have the pace to get at defenders as well. So do Gervinho and Ljajic though. He's an upgrade on of those guys for sure.

Debuchy probably more realistic, but I have to believe PSG are at the front of that line.

gb wrote:I wouldnt call Pjanic a marquee signing at the time of his transfer although he has become a marquee player for us now and he was relatively cheap considering the modern transfer market.Yup, Sabatini sure does have an eye for talent.

I just read that Barca's Adriano is close to signing for us. What are your thoughts on his potential arrival?

McLewis wrote:So Mehdi Benatia's situation via RomaPress:

Interviews via Twitter, Mehdi Benatia continues to expose himself. If a month ago he did so too sharply, accusing Rome of failing to offer a pay rise, yesterday he preferred to discretely play with fire.

Yesterday Benatia reportedly revealed that he does not want to leave for Roma’s US tour, which begins later this month. Reports suggest he confided in friends during an outbreak but has yet to communicate these feelings to the club. A picture on Twitter yesterday showed him training alone on a football pitch in Morocco -the comment with the picture reads - “Training alone at 40 degrees. A massacre, but they arrange it”

At Trigoria, the directors of the club are not worried.  A player who trains alone isn’t necessarily a problem and the corporate line is always the same: Benatia has been called up for the start of training on the 15th of July and will remain at the club unless the Giallorossi receive an offer of €35-40 million, or maybe even more. Manchester City have an agreement with Benatia but have yet to agree a few with Roma. Roma management are convinced that Benatia will not be able to force a move expect him to remain at the club.

Concerning the transfer plan submitted to President Pallotta last week, there was a discussion about a potential situation where Benatia is sold. Sabatini knows that if Benatia leaves, the priority would be to sign Eliaquim Mangala immediately. Rudi Garcia is also fond of the Porto defender but Roma know that he will be very expensive.

Meanwhile, Garcia feels “covered” by the imminent arrival of Marko Basa, from Lille, who will replace Toloi as the third choice centre back.

Beyond this, Sky Italia report that City offered Roma 35m for Benatia, which was flat out rejected. Roma are asking for at least 30m plus Matija Nastasic. If they don't get him, then the flat price for Benatia is 40m. Other reports claim City improved their offer to 38m, but still didn't include Nastasic in that offer. Roma are expected to reject that one as well.

Other Roma news:

- Roma set to sign Salih Ucan from Fenerbahce. He'll have his medical on Monday.

- Roma set to sign Urby Emanuelson from Milan on a free. He's due in Rome today or tomorrow to sign a 2 or 3 year deal, according to Gianluca Di Marzio

- Roma linked with Monaco's Yannick Ferreira Carassco. His agent denies any talks with Sabatini so far.

- Roma offered Dynamo Kiev 15m for winger Andriy Yarmolenko. His agent expressed the player wouldn't reject such a move, but that the club are likely to ask for at least 25m for him.

- Regardless of what happens with Benatia, Roma appear keen on River Plate's Eder Balanta, rated at around 6m. They face competition from Juventus for the defender.