Richard Rios pushing to join Roma | OneFootball

Richard Rios is said to be Roma’s top target for the midfield.

The capital club have been locked in negotiations with Palmeiras for the Colombian’s services.

However, negotiations have proven more difficult than anticipated.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, via his YouTube channel, claims Rios is personally pushing for the move to take place and ignoring other offers in the process.

“I can confirm Zenit’s €30 million offer to Palmeiras, but the player doesn’t want to go,” said Romano during the latest video he published.

“I understand Benfica hasn’t made an official offer yet; they called even before signing Barrenechea for €15 million. They’ve certainly made inquiries, the player is very popular, but they can’t reach the guaranteed €30 million Palmeiras wants. They’re certainly interested, but they haven’t made any offers, and the negotiations aren’t that advanced.”

“The player is giving Roma a high priority, compared to other Premier League clubs who have tried, and to Zenit, who have offered an outrageous salary.”

“In short, he’s fighting, as he does on the pitch in this case, to get to Italy and wear the Roma jersey. Now let’s see with Palmeiras; it’s between €23 and €24 million, including bonuses, but that’s not enough.”

“Palmeiras is insisting on €30 million, negotiations are continuing, and we’ll see what happens with Benfica, who have confirmed to us through official sources that they haven’t made any official offers for Rios.”

“It must be said that Rios is trying everything to go to Roma, it remains to be seen whether this operation can be carried out financially”.