Lead our Roma empire! Suarez wanted by Serie A giants from Italian capital



Roma have entered the race to sign Luis Suarez from Liverpool this summer.



The Italian side are searching for a high-profile striker to join them at the end of the season and have already weighed up a move for Chelsea's Fernando Torres.



Suarez is a more realistic target, but Liverpool are reluctant to part with their £22.8million signing from Ajax.



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Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain are also among the Uruguay international's suitors, who hope that Suarez will be tempted to move because of Liverpool's decline and the fallout over the Patrice Evra affair.



However, Roma could have an edge in negotiations because their president Thomas DiBenedetto is a minority partner in Liverpool's owners Fenway Sports Group.



DiBenedetto's closeness to the Anfield hierarchy has already sealed a showpiece friendly between the two clubs, which will be held in Boston this July.



Roma may not be able to offer Champions League football - Luis Enrique's side are four points behind third-place Lazio in Serie A - but Suarez's former team-mate Maarten Stekelenburg has spoken enthusiastically about the ambition in the Italian capital.



According to Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, the club hope to do a deal for a little over £20m. And it is claimed favourable tax conditions mean they could match Suarez's current wages without making him their top earner.



Roma sporting director Walter Sabatini recently announced he was looking for 'an important player, of great quality, of which we are near'.



