Last summer, Leeds United allowed Diego Llorente to extend his loan stay at AS Roma until the end of this season.
On Thursday, Siamo La Roma reported the defender has convinced the Serie A side and they will have to negotiate with Leeds since there’s no buying option as part of the deal.
Il Messaggero now states otherwise and insists the Italian club will be forced to make the Leeds owned player’s stay permanent.
The Giallorossi have three games left this season and are working behind the scenes to reshape their squad.
When discussing the defence, the report talks about the Leeds man’s situation.
Unlike Siamo La Roma, Il Messaggero state there’s a conditional obligation and add that the obligation to buy will be triggered’ after he made 50% of the appearances for Roma this season.
The 30-year-old has clocked in 2,857 minutes from 41 games, which includes 25 league starts.
If Il Messaggero’s claim of the purchase obligation being linked to number of appearances is true, then Roma will be forced to make his stay permanent, and pay €5m to Daniel Farke’s side. The report adds it’s possible for Roma to then send Llorente out on loan, after buying him.
There’s clearly a disagreement within the Italian media over the buying option/obligation as part of the loan deal for Llorente, and the situation should be made clear in the coming weeks.
