According to reports from Eurosport and Telegraaf, Italian capital club AS Roma, who finished as runners up in last season’s Italian Serie A, aim to bolster their defense and have identified young Dutch prodigy Rick Karsdorp as their solution to the right side. Roma just kicked off negotiations for the 22 year old this week, but already have emerged as frontrunners in the race to sign the defender who won the Dutch Eredivisie title for Feyenoord last season.

Negotiations are currently ongoing, but Feyenoord reportedly will hold out on the deal until €15 million comes across the table from the Italian side. The young defender is reportedly keen on a move to Rome as he looks to progress on to the next step in his career.

Karsdorp, who has been attracting interest from a number of big clubs around the continent, made 42 appearances across all competitions in Feyenoord’s championship season and 79 total appearances since breaking in to the senior side in 2014. He has also established himself with the Dutch national team, receiving his first call up in 2015 and making a number of appearances since then.

Roma’s defenders are subject to interest this transfer window, with Chelsea linked to Kostas Manolas and Inter interested in Antonio Rudiger so it seems the club are looking for possible replacements.