AGENCY REPORT
Goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu has dismissed rumours he will be returning to Serie A, insisting he is happy to stay with Paris Saint-Germain.
According to Teamtalk, Roma, Napoli and Inter Milan are reportedly keen to sign the 28-year-old, who moved to the French champions from Palermo in the summer of 2011.
Sirigu, who started for Italy in Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat to Portugal in an international friendly in Geneva, told Sky Italia, “I’ve heard so many rumours in the past few days, but the truth is that there is no reason for me to leave PSG.
“I’ve spoken to the club and I have three years left on my contract, which I recently renewed.
“I’m happy and there’s no reason to change, I will remain in Paris.”
Sirigu extended his contract with the Ligue 1 champions until June 2018 last September.
The Italy international kept 12 clean sheets in 34 league starts for PSG in the 2014-15 campaign.
Meanwhile, Roma coach Rudi Garcia says he is hopeful highly-rated midfielder Radja Nainggolan will still be at the club next season.
The 27-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League with Manchester United and Liverpool thought to be interested.
However, the Serie A side are keen to acquire Nainggolan outright this summer and are seeking an agreement with Cagliari, who part-own the player’s sporting rights.
Garcia told magazine France Football, “Nainggolan is a true force of nature. He’s got an exceptional mentality and a winning character. He is a leader and I’m counting on him for next season.”
Nainggolan made 30 league starts for Roma last season and scored five times, as they finished second in the table, behind Juventus, to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
Having originally arrived in Italy in 2005 to play for Piacenza Calcio, he moved on to Cagliari in 2010.
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