Alessandro Florenzi looks ready to end his time with Roma having become frustrated with his lack of playing time.

Gazzetta dello Sport report that Fiorentina are closing in on a January loan deal for the 28-year-old, with a view to making the deal permanent at the end of the agreed loan.

Florenzi has lots of interest from France and China but has expressed a desire to remain in Italy, bolstering Fiorentina's hopes of bringing him to the Artemio Franchi Stadium.

Alessandro Florenzi (middle) is reportedly ready to leave Roma in the January transfer window

Talk of Florenzi's exit intensified after he took to social media to say that he would hold a 'tearjerker' speech during Roma's Christmas dinner.

Team-mates later came out to suggest that Florenzi's words have been misinterpreted but it does appear his time with the Giallorossi is coming to an end.

'We are a united group. I've been taken aback by his attitude,' midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini told RAI Sport, via Football Italia, when asked on the feeling in the squad around Florenzi.

'He proved to be a champion on and off the pitch and a true captain. He respected the coach's choices, like we must all do, and we must move forward.'

Florenzi has played more than 200 games for the Roman club and has scored 25 goals.