Earlier this week, we relayed news from France explaining that Paris Saint-Germain have made progress in their efforts to sign Leeds United’s Diego Llorente.
Injuries to Milan Škriniar and new signing Lucas Beraldo have forced the Ligue 1 winners to look for a new centre-back in the winter market.
PSG have their eyes set on the 30-year-old, who is currently on loan at AS Roma, and Foot Mercato provides the latest on this case.
It’s claimed the defender is ‘now pushing’ to end his temporary stay with the Italian club as he’s ‘determined’ to join Luis Enrique’s side in January.
José Mourinho has already requested the Giallorossi sign a new centre-back, and Roma first want to find a low-cost replacement for Llorente, before sanctioning his exit.
The Spain international’s contract at Leeds lasts until 2026 and Foot Mercato state Daniel Farke’s side ‘should not oppose’ him ending his loan stay at Roma.
Llorente knows Enrique well from their time with La Roja and the coach really appreciates his profile. The report says this factor could prove to be decisive in the ‘coming hours’, likely for a potential deal.
Despite this optimism from France, it’s been made clear for months that Mourinho has been absolutely desperate for a defender to be signed, even when there was no reported interest in Llorente.
For him to accept a low cost replacement for the defender, and let him go whilst just bringing one in, would be quite a turnaround on his previous stance.
