Panucci Nears Roma Exit - Reports
El Grinta has not renewed his contract with Roma and is reportedly being tempted by MLS club Galaxy and Genoa.
7 Jan 2009 10:31:04
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Christian Panucci’s deal with Roma is set to expire next June and his representative Fabio Parisi confirmed yesterday that negotiations for a renewal have been agonisingly slow and that the club should have dealt with the situation earlier.
The agent insisted that there is still room to find a solution to this impasse, but Italian press reports speculate today that the parties are unlikely to meet half-way. The club directors are keen to offer the ex-Milan full-back a one-year extension, but they would also like to thin his wage packet, whereas Panucci wants to preserve his current salary of €2 million per season.
Under these circumstances, it is highly likely that the 35-year-old will leave Trigoria next summer and there are whispers that David Beckham’s team LA Galaxy have approached him with a big money offer.
Should he turn down a move to the USA, it is suggested that he could complete an emotional return to his youth club Genoa, where he plied his trade from 1990 to 1993.
Vince Masiello, Goal.com
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