Roma look to €15.5m Defrel

By Football Italia staff

Roma have identified Sassuolo striker Gregoire Defrel to replace Mohamed Salah during the Africa Cup of Nations, but he’ll cost €15.5m.

The Giallorossi are on sparkling form right now and a lot of that has to do with Egypt international Salah.

However, he will be away for around six weeks during international duty for the Africa Cup of Nations in January and February.

According to Il Resto del Carlino newspaper, the ideal replacement is Sassuolo forward Defrel.

Although he is more accustomed to playing as a centre-forward, Defrel can also go wide and has a similar phenomenal burst of pace.

However, Sassuolo have set a price-tag of at least €15.5m on the 25-year-old Frenchman.

This season he has scored nine goals and provided four assists in just 18 competitive games for the Neroverdi.

Defrel is also potentially a target for Napoli if they sell Manolo Gabbiadini in January.

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