Manchester City midfielder wanted by Roma, says agent

The agent of Samir Nasri has revealed the out of favour Manchester City midfielder is wanted by Serie A giants Roma.

Nasri is free to leave City this summer after being deemed surplus to requirements by Pep Guardiola 12 months ago.

The former France international flourished in Spain and his agent, Alain Migliaccio, has revealed Monchi, who moved from Sevilla to become Roma’s sporting director at the start of the summer, wants to reunite with the 30-year-old in the Eternal City.

“The player is still owned by Manchester City and we are evaluating several issues,” his agent told Romanews, via Football Italia.

“There is the possibility of a transfer to China. With regards to Italy, there are two clubs interested who we have already talked to. They are top level teams.

“Monchi wanted him at Sevilla and knows him well. A city and a squad like Roma could certainly be very interesting for Nasri. That’s what the motivation comes from. Monchi knows what he wants and where he wants to go. He already has the project in mind: he sold important players, but has the right alternatives in his pocket.

“We want to understand the structure of the Roma option and work out if Samir can really fit into the Roma project. As far as we’re concerned, we want to evaluate the situation well and understand the project.

“Nasri really likes the city, but a move to Roma would also depend on who is leaving from the midfield: Monchi is evaluating it. Samir can work in the centre as well as going wide. There will certainly be surprises and there are many things to be evaluated.”

The controversial midfielder thrived in his role under Jorge Sampaoli last season and was particularly effective in their Champions League campaign. In fact, only Paris Saint-Germain veteran Thiago Motta (94.8) averaged more passes per game than Nasri (93.6) in UEFA’s premier competition last season.

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