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Roma ask Atletico Madrid for former Leicester defender Soyuncu on loan – report


In line with a number of sources, Roma have made an enquiry to Atletico Madrid over former Leicester Metropolis defender Caglar Soyuncu, nevertheless, convincing Diego Simeone’s facet to let the Turkish worldwide go away on mortgage won’t be a easy process.
Soyuncu joined Atleti on a free switch in the summertime, having left Leicester upon the expiry of his contract following the Foxes’ relegation from the Premier League on the finish of 2022-23.
Since then, he has not been a daily first crew starter on the Metropolitano Stadium. In truth, he has solely registered six LaLiga appearances, two within the Champions League and one within the Copa Del Rey.
Although Soyuncu is surplus to necessities with Atletico, a mortgage transfer to Roma is probably not notably simple, as Premier League groups resembling Fulham have reportedly expressed an curiosity in signing him completely.
Gianluca Di Marzio particulars that Fulham have made a suggestion within the area of €20m.
Roma’s hope is that Soyuncu will nonetheless be an Atletico participant heading into the ultimate week of the January switch window, at which fee a mortgage transfer till the top of the season might change into a extra lifelike final result.