Juventus are nowhere near adding Chris Smalling to their squad at the end of this season and the Englishman is now closer to staying at Roma.
The giallorossi have not yet reached an agreement with him and Juve is still haunting the former Manchester United man.
They had hoped they could convince him to swap Rome for Turin, but a report on Tuttomercatoweb reveals that Rome is now nearing a deal with the defender.
Despite the outside interest, the report insists that José Mourinho’s team are now more confident than ever that they can keep Smalling with them.
Juve FC says
Smalling knows he has a better chance of being relevant if he stays in Rome because he might have trouble playing in Turin.
It could be that the Englishman knew all along that he would be staying in Rome and used our interest to pressure his current employers into getting him a good deal.
We already have too many veteran defenders and we need a player in that spot to offer us longevity because Smalling probably has three more seasons in him at the highest level.
We must decide if Federico Gatti will be good enough for us next season, or we will have to get rid of the Azzurri player for a better option.
