Stefano Trinkera, Lecce's sporting director, announced at the beginning of the year that the club from southern Italy would have a hard time keeping him at the end of the season. Nikola Krstović, because calls from big Italian clubs are becoming more frequent.
The Montenegrin footballer was already linked with Milan in those days, and soon with Inter, and now a signal has arrived from Rome. As reported by "Tutomercato" citing "Gazeta dello Sport", Roma plans to sign Krstović with Artyom Dovbik makes the attack next season, and if the Ukrainian leaves in the summer, to have a real replacement.
"Although Eldor Shomurodov "He has been playing better than expected lately, the management of the Roman club is determined to strengthen the attacking line with a reliable player," the aforementioned media outlet writes and adds:
"After numerous speculations, including names such as Beto from Everton and Lorenzo Luka from Udinese, it seems the club's focus is now on a new target - the first name on the list is Nikola Krstović from Lecce.
If Krstović were to end up on the yellow-red side of the Eternal City, he would continue the path of the first Montenegrin captain. Mirko Vučinić who had just arrived in Roma from Lecce.
Apparently, the club from "Via del Marea" has already set a price below which they will not release their "nine" in the summer, and it is a figure of 30 million euros.
Famous Italian journalist Gianluca di Marzio announced during the winter that Milan had sent an offer of 25 million for Krstović, with the option for the Montenegrin to stay in southern Italy until the end of the season, but that Lecce did not even want to consider that option.
Shortly after that, information emerged that another giant from the City of Fashion was also considering bringing our footballer, but that Inter was also following other options such as Jonathan David from Lille and Santiago Castro from Bologna.
The current champion would be the place where Krstović would arrive in an already established system that is the best in Italy in recent years, while in the event of a move to Milan or Roma, he would face a reconstruction of both clubs.
The Romans will, after Claudio Ranieri If they want to finish the season this time, they will have to carefully assess who they will trust to lead the team so that the story with Daniele de Rossi i Ivan Jurić.
On the other hand, Sergio Conseisao has already been written off in Milan, media close to the club are writing that he could return to the bench Massimiliano Allegri, and the attack would be led by Krstović and Santiago Jimenez.
Lens must first resolve the issue of survival by the summer, and how important Krstović will be on that path is perhaps best demonstrated by the fact that the club from "Via del Marea" has scored 21 goals in Serie A this season, and the Montenegrin striker has played a role in 13 of them - he has 10 goals and three assists.
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