Roma in advanced talks with Barcelona for Carles Perez

While Politano - a former target of the Giallorossi - is poised to take a medical with Napoli on Monday, Roma are very close to signing Barcelona's forward Carles Perez as a replacement for the injured Nicolò Zaniolo.

Roma, that had also shown interest in Milan's Suso, have in fact stepped up their interest for the 21-year old Spaniard, who has made 10 appearances this season, scoring two goals including the one scored against Inter at San Siro in the Champions League. Barcelona's final go-ahead is the only step missing before the deal can be completed and then the player could become Roma's reinforcement for the attack