Chelsea transfer news: Roma ready to thwart Blues bid to sign Kostas Manolas

Chelsea transfer news: Roma ready to thwart Blues bid to sign Kostas Manolas
Chelsea could be denied in their bid to sign Kostas Manolas as Roma prime a new contract for their defensive ace.The Blues, along with Juventus and Bayern Munich, are interested in the centre-back who is considered one of the best in Italian football.2

Roma star Kostas Manolas celebrates

The 27-year-old is now into his fifth season in the Italian capital, however his current contract contains a release clause set at a reasonably low 31.5million and Roma are sweating on the situation.Chelsea are long-term admirers of Manolas and were heavily linked with a summer move for him while Bayern and Juve are interested in January swoops.2

Manolas celebrates after Roma’s famous Champions League win over Barcelona.

So now, according to the Corriere dello Sport, Roma’s sporting director Monchi is in the process of drawing up fresh terms for Manolas which would crucially erase that clause. The new contract is expected to include a pay rise which would tempt the Greece international into committing his future to Roma.

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