Roma and Bonucci remain in close contact ahead of January transfer window 

Roma and former Juventus and Italy captain Leonardo Bonucci stay in shut contact over a possible transfer to the Stadio Olimpico in January in response to reviews on Sunday morning. 

Jose Mourinho and his group are in determined and comparatively quick want of defensive reinforcements, with Chris Smalling out indefinitely and Evan Ndicka set for a big spell away through the Africa Cup of Nations in mid-January. 

Bonucci, now 36 years previous, has spent the final six months in Germany with Union Berlin, though the legendary former Bianconeri centre-back has been known as upon for simply seven out of 16 Bundesliga matches up to now in 2023-24. 

Stories from a number of retailers counsel that Bonucci and Union may half methods in January and {that a} termination of contract, which runs till June 2024, is a rising risk. 

Assuming that he had been to turn into out there on what would doubtless be a free switch, Bonucci could possibly be an excellent match for Roma, who’re nonetheless restricted available in the market attributable to their monetary state of affairs. 

Il Corriere dello Sport report that the Giallorossi sporting director Tiago Pinto has been involved with Bonucci’s entourage for over per week and that the membership is working laborious to convey him to Rome within the new yr.