Agent: ‘Perin could join Inter, Roma’

By Football Italia staff

Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin’s agent says “the time has come for a change” and he’d like Roma or Inter.

The 23-year-old has already made 123 appearances in Serie A, as well as being capped by Italy, and looks set to leave the Grifone in the summer.

“For Mattia, the time has come for a change, to make a deserved leap in quality,” his agent Matteo Roggi explained to Inter Live.

“The ideal would be an intermediate step. I can rule out Torino, though I have the utmost respect for their history, maybe instead a team like Fiorentina where he could gain European experience which is what he’s lacking.

“Inter? We’re talking about a huge club with a top goalkeeper [Samir Handanovic] who is one of the best in Europe.

“However, it’s clear that if Handanovic left - for example to Manchester [United] to replace [David De Gea] - then maybe the Nerazzurri could seriously consider Perin.

“[Sporting director Piero] Ausilio has already shown full appreciation for my client, and needless to say it’d be nice for Mattia to defend the Inter goal, or even Roma in an important competition like the Champions League.

“He feels he’s ready for a big stage, and he’s also prepared to move abroad. To take him from Genoa would cost €12m.”

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