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Juventus and Inter Milan ‘fight to sign Chris Smalling’ with the defender’s contract at Roma at the end of the season… but the former England international ‘wants to keep José Mourinho’ in the capital (even with rivals offering him more money!) !)
- Chris Smalling’s contract will expire in Rome at the end of this current season
- The player’s preference is to stay in Rome, but there could be problems with the salaries offered
- Juventus and Inter Milan are said to be interested in acquiring his services.
- It has been a revelation for the Roma of José Mourinho in the center of his defense
Chris Smalling is of interest to Italian giants Juventus and Inter Milan with the defender’s contract in Rome set to expire at the end of this season, it has been reported.
The former England international has been a revelation for José Mourinho’s side, who entered the World Cup half-time sitting seventh in Serie A, just six points behind second-place AC Milan in a heavily congested top half.
José Mourinho values Smalling as one of his true lieutenants and wants to keep the player. However, the interest from Juventus and Inter Milan carries the risk that Roma could lose the player for free next year.
Chris Smalling is reportedly attracting the attention of two of the true giants of Italian soccer.
According to sky sports In Italy, Smalling is considering his options amid interest from the two northern clubs. Juventus, in the midst of a crisis at the club in which the board was forced to resign over allegations of wage manipulation and inflation of player values, will enter the market in a less aggressive manner from now on and exhibit more aggressive policies. prudent; this is likely to include using the free transfer market.
However, according to Repubblica, Mourinho has instructed Roma to please the Englishman and ensure that he prolongs his stay in the Italian capital. Smalling is said to be based in Rome, accompanied by his entire family, and although he was the victim of a robbery several months ago, he has recovered from that trauma.
He would like to continue with Mourinho in Rome, although Tuttosport has suggested that there could be some disputes over the financial terms of his contract.
The defender has been something of a revelation for Roma, managing José Mourinho’s back line.
Smalling’s current contract reportedly has an appearance clause, activated after he has appeared in 50 percent of all games this season, that would automatically renew through next season. This, however, would be for a lower salary than the current one: around 3 million pounds a year.
The former Manchester United defender would like to sign a contract worth more than £3.5m over two years, although this is something the Friedkin family, the club’s owners, do not reportedly appreciate. According to tuttosportyou need to increase your offer to match that of your rivals.
He is 33 and there will apparently be question marks over his viability as a top-level centre-back for much longer.
Juventus would reportedly like to add the experienced Englishman to their squad next year.
Meanwhile, Inter Milan are not happy with Francesco Acerbi’s performances and want to add Smalling’s experience.
Besides Juventus, Inter is also interested in the player. According to Tuttosport, Smalling has received offers from Inter through his agent.
The club is not one hundred percent satisfied with the performance of Francesco Acerbi and would like to bring the experienced English defender to Milan. The Nerazzurri would like to try to repeat what they did with Henrikh Mkhitaryan last summer, buying the English defender without spending a penny (on his transfer fee).
The battle for the market will be intense but Smalling’s preference is to stay in Rome.