Roma want to sign Manchester United defender Chris Smalling onto another loan deal, according to reports in the Italian press.
The 30-year-old has been a success since moving to Serie A last summer, and he is keen to remain with the Giallorossi in order to increase his chances of being included in the England squad for Euro 2021.
Roma are willing to pay a fee in order to secure another loan agreement for next season, but fans on Twitter think the club should either sell Smalling outright or keep him:
We should sell him to the highest bidder imo.
— AntiED (@ed_anti) March 27, 2020
Get 25m for smalling invest that towards upmaecano
— Usama (@um_utd) March 26, 2020
Good luck to him severely underrated by our fanbase. If he was good on the ball hed be one of the leagues best cbs
— John (@John29743443) March 27, 2020
How about 30mil and u can have him permanently?!
— Uncle B™ (@AineArne) March 26, 2020
We should have definitely kept him.
— Ben Edwards (@Benjjj1994) March 27, 2020
Don't accept it…buy him outrightly or we sell to arsenal
— El'slizz Nation (@tipsy_mayana) March 26, 2020
Just get us our 25mil asking and he can play for anyone he wants to
— ᴬʰⁱˡᵃʳⁱᵒᵘˢ ⍟ (@Ahilarious) March 27, 2020
There are other teams interested in the centre-back, with Arsenal having been linked with a move for the player in recent days.
Smalling will have two years left on his contract in the summer, and his value will only diminish if he stays for another year so United could snub Roma’s offer as they look to offload the defender on a permanent basis.