Madrid Refuse To Give Up On De RossiReal Madrid are hoping to up the ante in their quest to prise Daniele de Rossi away from Roma after being told that he can only leave for a fee of €45m in the summer.
Predrag Mijatovic is determined to land one influential name that bolster los Merengues' standing and his admiration of the Italian midfielder saw him fly to Rome last month to talk to the officials of the Giallorossi about the possibility of a deal.
The Madrid sporting director was told the huge asking price, but that has not put the Spanish club off trying to work out a solution that could see that fee reduced with certain players heading to Italy instead. Cicinho's move to the Serie A outfit last summer saw lines of communication open again and the two sides have a good relationship.
De Rossi has admitted that he has no desire to leave his hometown club, but with Ramón Calderón's regime beginning to think like the previous presidency then being told a player is unobtainable will not matter. The 24-year-old may not be in the same bracket as Kaká, Cristiano Ronaldo or Cesc Fàbregas, but signing him seems equally fraught with problems.
Marca are certain that Calderón and Mijatovic will make at least one official bid for his services to test Roma and see if a huge fee cannot persuade them to consider parting with the player. The idea to include Rubén De la Red in an approach should straight cash be rejected is another plan that Madrid are considering once he returns from Getafe at the end of the season.
