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Paper Talk: Roma line-up their successor for Liverpool bound Salah; Ex Potter closing in on Juve switch

Paper Talk: Roma line-up their successor for Liverpool bound Salah; Ex Potter closing in on Juve switch

According to Corriere dello Sport, Roma have identified their successor to Mohamed Salah. The speedy Egyptian forward looks to be heading to Liverpool in a €35M deal which the Merseyside club want to close out as soon as possible. Reports this morning however, state that the Giallorossi are preparing for life without Salah by targeting Malmo frontman Teddy Bergqvist.
 
The 18-year-old has a contract until December 2017 and the Swedish Under-19 ace fits the profile that new Roma sporting director Monchi wants to bring to the capital. Roma are also bound by FIFA Financial Fair-Play regulations and must balance their books by the end of the month. The sale of Salah would ensure they comply with the restrictions imposed on them.
 
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According to La Repubblica, Czech striker Patrik Schick will be a Juventus player by the end of the month. That is if the Bianconeri agrees to pay Sampdoria €30M for his services. The figure requested is €5M more than what Samp originally stated and negotiations are continuing to finalise the deal.


Former Stoke City midfielder Steven N’Zonzi also looks set to complete his move to the Serie A champions. Tuttosport writes that the 28-year-old Frenchman will arrive in Turin for a fee thought to be between €30-40M.


Lazio are interested in Turkish midfielder Hakan Çalhanoğlu. Corriere dello Sport states that the 23-year-old, who has a contract at Bayer Leverkusen until 2019 and who is also believed to be on the radar of Liverpool, could arrive in the Italian capital for as little as €15M.


The future of former Roma legend Francesco Totti will be decided this week. Gazzetta Dello Sport claims that the 40-year-old, who has offers of becoming technical director or vice-president of the Giallorossi, will notify the club of his intentions by Wednesday at the latest.


Tuttosport claims that Genoa are €60M in the red. The port club have been linked with a summer takeover by former Leeds United patron Massimi Cellino and these latest results up to December 2016; makes stark reading for I Grifone supporters. Cellino recently sold his remaining stake in the West Yorkshire club to fellow Italian Andrea Radrizzani.





Steve Mitchell