Roma rushing to agree deal with Bonucci

Roma have been in shut contact with Leonardo Bonucci and wish the veteran defender in Jose Mourinho’s squad forward of their first match of 2024.

Mourinho has been left exasperated this marketing campaign as a result of an absence of choices on the again, having restricted decisions as a result of varied harm considerations. Chris Smalling and Marash Kumbulla have been unavailable for months, leaving the membership in a tough spot.

Issues will go from unhealthy to worse for Roma subsequent month, when new signing Evan Ndicka heads off to the Africa Cup of Nations, leaving Mourinho with simply Gianluca Mancini and Diego Llorente to companion in defence.

Web page 18 of as we speak’s Gazzetta dello Sport particulars how Roma director Tiago Pinto has been in fixed contact with Bonucci as he works to have the veteran defender accessible to Mourinho for the membership’s first Serie A recreation of the brand new 12 months in opposition to Atalanta.

Negotiations are nonetheless ongoing, with the Giallorossi providing a six-month contract with an automated one-year extension linked to Champions League qualification. The 36-year-old needs an 18-month contract and expects common soccer as he appears to make the Italy squad for Euro 2024.

Union Berlin are able to let Bonucci depart on a free switch subsequent month. The previous Juventus man has solely performed 46 minutes of Bundesliga soccer within the final six weeks, failing to indicate his greatest in Germany.