The FC crew discuss Riyad Mahrez's performance at Leicester last season and weigh in on a potential move to Roma. <\/p>\n
Roma sporting director Monchi has said there has been no further movement in the club's attempts to sign Leicester playmaker Riyad Mahrez. <\/p>\n
The Giallorossi are the only club to have made a bid for Algeria international Mahrez, who submitted a transfer request earlier this summer. <\/p>\n
Leicester manager Craig Shakespeare has said the 26-year-old would prefer to stay in England, and Monchi told a news conference: \"The situation with Mahrez has not changed. <\/p>\n
\"I would like to say a couple of things, though. A club like Roma, who can boast the calibre of players like [Lorenzo] Pellegrini, [Kevin] Strootman, [Radja] Nainggolan, [Edin] Dzeko, [Federico] Fazio or [Aleksandar] Kolarov, cannot think that their overall performance is going to depend on the arrival of just one specific right-winger. <\/p>\n
\"The guarantee comes from the route you are on and the group you have. <\/p>\n
\"The second message I wanted to give is that I don't know if Mahrez or somebody else will come but, whoever arrives, he will be a big player who is able to add quality to an already magnificent squad.\" <\/p>\n
He said Roma would \"prefer a left-footer, but it is the player's profile which counts,\" adding: \"For the way the team play -- where the wide players tend to come inside -- a left-footer would be better, but it could also be a right-footer with natural tendencies to come inside. <\/p>\n
\"All the names that have been mentioned are interesting players and potential Roma targets, but the important thing is that I keep a certain degree of discretion in my work so I don't create confusion.\" <\/p>\n
The sporting director also gave details of the players he expected to leave before the close of the window, saying: \"We are looking for solutions for [Norbert] Gyomber, [William] Vainqueur, [Leandro] Castan and [Juan] Iturbe. <\/p>\n
\"We are close to a solution in some cases, whereas we are quite far away in others -- but there is still a month left.\" <\/p>\n
Ben Gladwell reports on Serie A, the Italian national team and the Bundesliga for ESPN FC, UEFA and the Press Association. @UEFAcomBenG. <\/p>\n
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