Rome, agreement with Maitland-Niles. New contacts with Arsenal
ROME – Roma moves on market to strengthen José Mourinho’s staff. Tiago Pinto is moving towards the Premier League, at least as regards the Giallorossi midfield. Roma is in fact in advanced negotiations for Ainsley Cory Maitland-Niles, Arsenal English winger. The Giallorossi club has reached an agreement in principle with the player, also willing to land at the court of Mourinho with the formula of the loan with the right of redemption. For English we think about one of 2.5 million euros net per season if Rome could exercise the redemption.
It now remains to find an agreement with Arsenal, an expensive shop already discovered in the summer market for the Xhaka deal which was then faded away. The London club evaluates Maitland-Niles about 17 million euros and is willing to discount without falling below 15 million. Roma wants to close at 10 million: it will be in the information or to be able to find an agreement in the shortest possible time. Tiago Pinto spent the Christmas holidays in Portugal, between today and tomorrow he will return to the capital to intensify contacts from his office in Trigoria.