Daniele De Rossi would be handed the Number 16 jersey for Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores, according to reports in Argentina.

The World Cup winner turns 36 later this month and is a free agent, as Roma decided not to renew his contract.

He had been leaning towards retirement, but last night multiple reports emerged from Italy and Argentina that he had given the all-clear to join Boca Juniors.

Inter join Napoli and Manchester City in tracking Boca Juniors midfielder Agustin Almendra, who has been dubbed the new Juan Roman Riquelme.

The Nerazzurri have been keeping tabs on the teenager, but no official offer has been made yet, reports Calciomercato.com.

Almendra is seen as one of Boca’s prized assets and he has a release clause of €20m, while his contract runs down in 2022.

Inter CEO Beppe Marotta could be willing to leave Almendra on loan at Boca for another season in a bid to lower the asking price.

Roma director Monchi ignored questions on Domagoj Vida and Wilmar Barrios. “The important thing now is the Fiorentina match.”

The Coppa Italia quarter-final kicks off at 17.15 GMT, click here for the line-ups.

Transfer gossip continues to swirl around the Giallorossi in the final 24 hours of the January window, with Besiktas defender Vida and Boca Juniors midfielder Barrios linked.

“Roma never made an offer for Wilmar Barrios,” insisted Boca Juniors, as he is preparing for a €13m move to Zenit St Petersburg.

The Giallorossi had been linked with the 25-year-old Colombia international midfielder, but wanted him on loan with option to buy.

“We never received a formal offer for Barrios from Roma,” assured Boca director Nicolas Burdisso on TeleRadioStereo.

Instead, multiple sources from Argentina and Italy insist he is heading to Zenit for €13m.

Napoli have reportedly offered €20m for Boca Juniors midfielder Agustin Almendra, but his release clause is €30m.

According to Clarin writer Matias Bustos Milla, the Partenopei made a proposal worth €20m to get the player in the January transfer window.

His release clause is €30m, but Boca could be prepared to lower the fee, seeing as he picked up a knee injury while playing for the Argentina Under-20 side.

Almendra turns 19 next month and has also been linked with Inter.

Roma have made an offer to sign Wilmar Barrios on loan with option to buy from Boca Juniors for €24m, claim reports in Argentina.

The 25-year-old midfielder had already been heavily linked with a Giallorossi move over the summer.

According to TyC Sports, the proposal is to sign Barrios on loan for six months with an option to buy in June for €24m, which represents his release clause.

He is a Colombia international who participated in the 2018 World Cup and joined Boca in the summer of 2016.

Reports are spreading that Cagliari midfielder Nicolò Barella slammed the door on Napoli, leaving Inter as the favourites.

There had already been suggestions on Sportmediaset today that Inter were back in front of the chasing pack, which includes Chelsea, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain.

Now Sportitalia transfer pundit Alfredo Pedullà maintains Barella himself made it clear he has no intention of joining Napoli, whether it is in January or next season.

Inter are close to securing Nicolò Barella by helping Cagliari to sign Nahitan Nandez from Boca Juniors, claim Sportmediaset.

Last week, Barella had seemed to be in the middle of a bidding war between Chelsea and Napoli.

However, the situation has changed and Inter now appear to be the favourites for the 21-year-old Italy international.

The key to Barella is helping Cagliari to bring in his replacement, specifically Uruguayan Nandez from Boca Juniors.

Cagliari have reportedly failed to agree payment terms with Boca Juniors, so are ready to give up on Nahitan Nandez.

The Sardinians had been prepared to activate his €21m release clause, as confirmed by Boca President Daniel Angelici, but the way they tried to spread out the payment was not acceptable.

According to Tuttomercatoweb and Calciomercato.it, today’s meeting between agent Pablo Bentancur and Cagliari President Tommaso Giulini did not go well.

Nahitan Nandez agents are flying in for talks with Cagliari after Boca Juniors President Daniel Angelici confirmed “he doesn’t want to miss this opportunity.”

The Uruguay international midfielder is seen as a potential replacement for Nicolò Barella, who is targeted by Chelsea, Napoli and Inter.

“A proposal arrived from Cagliari and Boca accepted it, seeing as the player doesn’t want to miss this opportunity,” Angelici told Radio Continental.