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Publication date: Saturday May 2, 2020 10:46
Roma head coach Paulo Fonseca describes his determination to keep Manchester United defender Chris Smalling on loan for at least another season.
Harry Maguire’s arrival as the world’s most expensive defender last summer left Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a bloated squad and, far from being the worst centerpiece of the books, The 30-year-old was allowed to go out on a one-year loan.
Smalling He has shone in Serie A to the point that his career in England appears to be revived, with Gareth Southgate heading to Rome to see a defender who seemed to have ruled out calling back.
Solskjaer has spoken of his expectation that Smalling will return to the United States next season, but the conversation has persisted that the Red Devils will seek to sell him and a £ 25 million transfer fee appears to have ruled out Rome with the Italian team, on the other hand, is looking for three other options based on the Premier League.
And with Rome apparently struggling to reach its asking price, that has led to speculation that Smalling could be the target of either Arsenal or Tottenham, who seek to reinforce their central defensive options.
However, the head of Rome, Fonseca, refuses to resign from Smalling and remains determined to keep him in Italy.
“I will do everything I can to keep him in Rome next year as well,” he said. ESPN. “I know he wants to stay, let’s see what happens.
“He is an amazing man, very humble, very professional. Fans adore him and he established himself as one of the leaders in the locker room.
“It is not easy for English central defenders to adapt so quickly to Italian football that the record is not good.” But it has been amazing. “
In other United news, A £ 60 million striker told his agent he would find a transfer to Old Trafford “impossible to resist”.
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