Roma say that negotiations with Manchester City regarding their proposed swoop for Daniele De Rossi didn’t really get off the ground.

The Premiership champions made a bid for the Italian international, only for the midfielder to commit his future to his hometown club.

Roma say that negotiations with Manchester City regarding their proposed swoop for Daniele De Rossi didn’t really get off the ground.

The Premiership champions made a bid for the Italian international, only for the midfielder to commit his future to his hometown club.

“Real talks never really started and, in reality, we didn’t spend a lot of time listening to offers,” chief operating officer Claudio Fenucci told Sky Sport Italia.

“There was no real conviction from us to do a deal. Before selling him we would have thought long and hard about it.

“We heard what their offer was, but, I repeat, negotiations didn’t begin.”

De Rossi is a Roman who grew up through the club’s youth system. The fans call him Capitan Futuro given that he will eventually inherit the armband from Francesco Totti.

“De Rossi is a different kind of player to everyone else because of his characteristics, for what he can offer in the future,” Fenucci continued.

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