When a centre-back of Jan Vertonghen’s stature is available on a free, regardless of how old he’s getting, teams become interested.
For example, as well as his former side Ajax, a number of Italian clubs, with Serie A a great league for defenders in their advancing years to enjoy a resurgence, have come forward.
We’ve already covered numerous articles regarding the interest of Inter and Napoli in the Tottenham man, but Roma, while mentioned once or twice, have never been a prominent player in the race.
That could change, however, as Gianluca Petrachi looks around to try and fill a big hole in Paulo Fonseca’s squad should Chris Smalling return to England at the end of his loan spell.
Regardless of where he goes, there’s a belief he will need to reduce his wages by a ‘couple of million’, as he’s not the same player he was when he signed his Tottenham contract extension back in 2018.
Certainly an interesting option for Roma should Smalling decide to go back to Manchester United and potentially find himself a new Premier League club, which previous reports suggest he might now favour instead of a stay in Italy.
