The Greek defender’s agent, Iannis Evangelopoulos, spoke to LaRoma24 on Tuesday, relayed by Calciomercato, and failed to reassure fans regarding his client’s long-term commitment to Roma.
He said: “It’s true. I can confirm there is no agreement regarding the renewal of Kostas with Roma. I don’t even think it will be reached in the coming weeks.”
Despite having a current deal keeping him with the Serie A side until 2019, a contract renewal would certainly reassure fans, especially with a lot of Premier League clubs circling.
Calciomercato claim that both Chelsea and Arsenal, two teams in need of a new centre-back, are ‘remaining attentive’ as they wait for new developments.
Down their end, Roma aren’t exactly keen on seeing one of their best players leave the club, especially with a clause stipulating they should owe 50% of any transfer fee received before the 1st of September 2016 to Olympiakos, the player’s former club.