Roma urge to extend Nainggolan’s contract to ward off Chelsea interest
The former Cagliari man signed a new deal with AS Roma this past October, but the club failed to give him the pay rise that he had requested. Club’s representatives reportedly promised Nainggolan a better salary than his current € 3.2 million-a-year but the two parties have yet to meet to discuss the player’s improved contract.
According to today’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (via calcionews24.com), the Serie A giants are open to offer their midfield star a new € 4 million-a-year salary although the 28 year-old expects a bigger pay rise given that Chelsea offered him € 5 million-a-year last summer.
Representatives of the club, however, will soon make contact with the player’s entourage to begin new contract talks. In case Nainggolan fails to sign a new deal, in fact, it is very likely that Chelsea and other big European clubs will knock AS Roma’s door asking the player’s availability.
Is Radja #Nainggolan currently the best midfielder in Europe?
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