Mourinho on a mission to hijack Paredes from Juve

Shock after shock shakes Rome. Roma first lost Georginio Wijnaldum probably until the end of the year, not long after it was confirmed that Niccolo Zaniolo will be absent for about a month, which is why Jose Mourinho called the sports sector to get adequate reinforcements. First of all, a replacement for Wijnaldum.

Transfer guru Gianluca di Marzio announced that Leandro Paredes could return to Roma after five years. The club is now looking for another midfielder to replace Wijnaldum, and Paredes could be one of the solutions. The Argentinian is unwanted in Paris and has been training away from the first team for some time along with several other footballers who are on Christophe Galtier's cut-off list. His name was first linked to Manchester United, who then turned to other solutions, then Juventus was mentioned, which is still current, while now Roma is also in the game.

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Juventus are trying to reach an agreement with the French champions over the loan of Paredes with a mandatory buyout, but the first thing they need to do is clear up their own midfield, and so far, they were unable to do it. The situation was complicated by Adrien Rabiot, whose mother spoiled his transfer to Manchester United due to disagreements in negotiations over the salary. Juve didn't get rid of him or Arthur, while Paul Pogba chose to avoid surgery and several months of absence from the field so that he could go to the World Cup.

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This is exactly where the chance lies for Roma, who now desperately need another midfielder. Paredes knows the club very well as he played for three years, from 2014 to 2017, before leaving for Zenit for 23 million. Now it's all up to Paredes and his wishes. Juventus is still interested, but Roma guarantees him minutes. While a solution is still being sought for the Argentine, Roma are also trying to seal the arrival of Andrea Belotti. The same source states that Roma and the Italian international are separated by 2 million euros and that is why the sale of Felix Afena Gyan to Cremonese is being hurriedly worked on in order to get a financial injection for bringing Belotti. However, Roma and Cremonese are still haggling since the difference between what is being asked for and what is being offered is also around two million euros...