Roma are on the verge of sealing a move for Dejan Lovren, with Calciomercato reporting that Paulo Fonseca requested of his board that they provide him with a central defender who is “reliable and accurate” and that after pondering long and hard and looking high and low, they decided that Liverpool’s defensive outcast was their man. “Negotiations are already advanced,” it says, with negotiations set to conclude “in the coming days”.
The Giallorossi are also identifying striking options in case Patrik Schick is sold before their transfer window closes, with Borussia Dortmund apparently keen on the 23-year-old Czech goal-getter, who rejected the chance to join Newcastle this summer in the hope that a club in the Champions League would come up with an alternative offer. Roma’s first choice, according to Corriere dello Sport, is Chelsea’s Michy Batshuayi, who apparently had had enough of loan moves but might accept one if there is an obligation to buy at the end of it. Read more