Luciano Spalletti confirms the negotiations by Vermaelen

Confirming the rumours that from does days visit Italy, the trainer of the ACE Rome, Luciano Spalletti, spoke this Friday for "Sky Sports" of the signing of the defender of the FC Barcelona Thomas Vermaelen by the picture "giallorosso". According to the míster Vermaelen has the experience and necessary quality to help to his team this season. Spalletti Affirmed that the operation is "very advanced".

"The Belgian is a player with experience and quality, knows to initiate the played from the defence and has an important personality. Sabatini (Sportive director of the roman group) is working for his signing and already is advanced, but now nose can say that the negotiations are enclosed", confirmed the trainer.

"Il correiro dello Sport" Informed this Thursday that the Barça pretended a traspaso with no conditions by the defender, but finally both clubs would have pactado the formula of the cession of a year with option of compulsory purchase in case that the defender contest some number of parties.

The Rome would have offered 2 million euros by the cession more 8 millions more by the definite purchase, whereas the Barcelona group would ask 2 12, some figures to which probably do not arrive the Romans. "The Gazzetta Dello Sport" ensures that it is possible that arrive to an intermediate point and the agreement finish in 2 10 "kilos".

In a principle the Barcelona trainer Luis Enrique had the defender for the next course, but the situation of Vermaelen in the staff was not the best, since the arrival of Samuel Umtiti does him situate like fifth head office of the team, being able to have along the season of very few minutes of game. As it has trascended, Thomas could earn 3 million euros of wage in the Rome.