Roma OUT of race for Chelsea's Petr Cech as Morgan De Sanctis signs new deal
ROMA will not pursue their interest in Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech after announcing they have extended first-choice stopper Morgan De Sanctis' contract.
But De Sanctis' new deal, which runs to June 2016, means manager Rudi Garcia will forget plans to land the Czech international and instead focus on restructuring his outfield this January.
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And De Sanctis, 37, revealed he wants to end his career at the Serie A club.
"Today is an important day for me," De Sanctis told Roma Radio. "I am very happy that Roma has given me this opportunity.
"I will remain at Roma until 2016 and to work for Roma gives me a lot of motivation but also a big sense of responsibility.
"At my age, you have to make decisions on a yearly basis and if I continue to hand (in) good performances then I can continue to play here.
"I would like to end my career in the best possible way.
"I want to give joy to our fans and to my coach."
De Sanctis moved to Roma from Napoli in 2013 and has kept seven clean sheets in 14 appearances this season.
Cech is reportedly wanted by AC Milan, but Italian media Tuttomercatoweb reports Cech's agent, Viktor Kolar, as saying: "There has been no contact with Roma.
“Petr definitely won’t move in the January transfer window.”