With Sampdoria trying to accelerate their acquisition of Gregoire Defrel, Il Tempo have reported that the Frenchman has been removed from the Giallorossi’s call-up list for their American tour.

Samp are trying to close the operation for the player on the basis of a loan with an option to buy as Roma have opted against bringing the player for their upcoming friendlies in America.

Svolta #Defrel, va alla @sampdoria: non parte più con la @OfficialASRoma per gli Usa. Il francese è stato depennato dalla lista dei convocati di #DiFrancesco, che ora aspetta #Malcom (e #Olsen). — Erika Menghi (@Erika_Menghi) July 21, 2018

John Solano The Editor of RomaPress, John has been covering Italian football as a freelance journalist for over 10 years and has appeared in various publications including ASRoma.com, ESPN, The Liverpool Echo, and more.