Udinese Winger Simone Pepe Confirms Roma Approach
The Italian international has admitted negotiations for a move to his hometown club will start soon.
Roma are said to be mulling over a bid for Udinese and Italy midfielder Simone Pepe and the 25-year-old, who is currently on international duty at the Confederations Cup, has made no secret of the Lupi’s interest.
“There was a contact, it’s true. And negotiations should kick off over the next few days. Don’t let me say more,” Pepe told Sky Sport 24 after yesterday’s Italy training session at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
“I don’t know anything yet. I am an Udinese player. We should just wait. A lot of things are needed to come to an agreement. We first have to talk with Roma and Udinese.”
Pepe was born in Albano Laziale, a small town in the province of Rome, and reaffirmed his love for the Giallorossi colours when he attended Vincent Candela’s testimonial on June 5.
“It’s a great pleasure to feel appreciated by big teams and it’s even more so when this big team are Roma,” he concluded.
Ich mach den Thread mal auf, weil ER es selber gesagt hat. Wir haben also schon angefragt. Ob er die Alternative zu Guberti ist oder Andersrum ist natürlich die Frage. Beide wären mir auch SEHR recht, aber dann müsste wir noch was im MF verkaufen.
Being a Roma fan is a full-time job. A full-time job without pay, benefits or means to sanity.