Luciano Rossi
Leandro Paredes set for AS Roma stay after convincing performances in pre-season matches
The Paraguayan midfielder has imposed himself as one of the best players of the giallorossi during the pre-season training camp, convincing the club and Spalletti that it could be worth to keep him instead of selling him to free up cash to sign Amadou Diawara, another promising midfielder emerged in the 2016-17 campaign.
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Paredes’ latest performance against Liverpool is probably the last proof Spalletti needed in order to keep the former Empoli in the squad. Paredes showed off his skills and personality during the clash against Liverpool, proving that he could become the natural heir of Miralem Pjanic, maybe even in the short term.
Spalletti has asked the club not to sell him before the Champions League play off stage, though the Italian tactician has probably already decided that he doesn’t want to do without the talented 22-year-old for the entire duration of the next campaign.
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