With Antonio Rüdiger out for quite some time, AS Roma are having to think about buying some defensive reinforcements, even with Kostas Manolas now likely to stay beyond this summer.
The German defender injured his knee badly while on international duty his country in the run-up to the 2016 Euros, and the Serie A club want someone to come in and stand in for him, bolstering their squad for the new season in the process and adding to the arrival of Juan Jesus from Inter.
Gazzetta dello Sport have a look at a few options on Wednesday, and one of the frontrunners happens to be an Everton player.
Ramiro Funes Mori, who only arrived at the Liverpool based club last summer, impressed when called upon by Roberto Martinez, and has been targeted by Roma as a possible reinforcement.
The Italian newspaper say they are needing to check whether his passport counts as EU or not, while the cost of the operation could also be an issue.
The signing of Ramiro Funes Mori seems a bit like a long shot, if you ask us, with Real Madrid’s Nacho an easier signing to make, while Victor Lindelof, Niklas Sule and Thomas Vermaelen are also profiles of interest.
Everton fans can rest easy, for now.
