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Chelsea blow as Roma offer Radja Nainggolan bumper new deal: Antonio Conte may miss out
ROMA will pay Radja Nainggolan £3.2million-a-season fend off interest from Chelsea, according to reports.
Chelsea target Radja Nainggolan has been offered a bumper pay rise to stay at Roma
Express Sport understands Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has made Nainggolan a top target this summer.
And Belgium international Nainggolan, currently at Euro 2016, himself revealed he held talks with Conte.
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"I have met with Antonio Conte and I know he wanted me at Juventus," he said.
"He has told me what kind of player I can be for him and I feel he still wants me."
Conte reportedly sent his close friend and scout Mauro Sandreani to assess Nainggolan in action for Belgium in their 2-0 defeat to Italy on Monday.
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However, Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera claim Roma are determined to keep hold of Nainggolan and will increase his current yearly wages of £2.5m to £3.2m as they continue to negotiate a new deal with the Belgian.
It is claimed Roma are desperate to tie Nainggolan down to a new contract after already losing midfielder Miralem Pjanic to Juventus.
The report adds Chelsea are still actively pursuing Nainggolan but a formal offer is yet to be made.
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