Champions City on alert after Roma admit they'll listen to offers for captain De Rossi

PUBLISHED: 09:36 EST, 5 November 2012 | UPDATED: 09:36 EST, 5 November 2012

Manchester City have been encouraged to make a fresh bid for Roma captain Daniele de Rossi.

The Italian international has long been a target for Roberto Mancini, and the English champions spent much of the summer attempting to lure the 29-year-old from his hometown club.

City tabled a £30million bid for the versatile midfielder but were unable to convince the player his future lay away from the Italian capital.

Open to offers: Roma could sell captain Daniele De Rossi come January

The move tempted De Rossi into a public declaration of love for Roma, the team he has represented with distinction for more than a decade.

'I'm staying,' De Rossi said in August. 'I never asked to leave. One club, the one you all know, made an enquiry. One or two others too, but that was just talk.

'What I can promise everyone is that the day I want to leave Roma — whether it is to win the Champions League or make more money — I will say so in public.'

But now it appears that decision has been taken out of his hands, with club general manager Franco Baldini admitting offers for the captain will be considered.

Fabio Capello's former right hand man, told Sky Italia: 'Should an offer arrive for him, we will consider it.

'In summer we heard an offer from Man City and because we listened to it, it means we took it in consideration. Then we decided to give up.

'Should another offer will arrive, we will listen again it, but we could also decide to give up on it again.'

De Rossi, who has more than four years left to run on his contract at Roma, has featured just six times under new manager Zdenek Zeman this season.

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He's the same age as your star striker who you paid £24million + £250,000/week for, why wouldn't they go for De Rossi? - WeAreTheKippax, Manchester, United Kingdom, 5/11/2012 20:14 Because De Rossi is not gonna wind us games by scoring 20+ goals

- Manred1905 , London, United Kingdom, 06/11/2012 00:41

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United would not buy him he's too old, and our oldie is better than him - Bigclubunited, Manchester, 5/11/2012 19:18 He's the same age as your star striker who you paid £24million + £250,000/week for, why wouldn't they go for De Rossi?

- WeAreTheKippax , Manchester, United Kingdom, 05/11/2012 20:14

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United would not buy him he's too old, and our oldie is better than him

- Bigclubunited , Manchester, 05/11/2012 19:18

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Like he would make any difference, the team is already full of misfits, I say buy him.... Lol

- Bigclubunited , Manchester, 05/11/2012 19:15

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Buy him.

- ManU , Stretford, 05/11/2012 18:56

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can see trouble in the making for City.Mancini wanted De Rossi at all costs,and we were rumored to have offered £30,000 000 +.If this story is true then Mancini will be back in for him January,how ever the new City policy is to buy young rather than buying expensive 29 year olds.Pretty sure the new DOF at City will not sanction this move, one to follow

- dave , manchester, 05/11/2012 18:31

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Come to AC MILAN :)))))))))))))))))) ...The person that said he is not worth 30million is probably someone that has seen De Rossi play regularly. I'm used to this sort of ignorance and arrogance too by English readers haha. How many Serie A games you guys actually watch?. Hes a beast, one of the best if not the best in his position.

- Edoardo , Milan, 05/11/2012 18:10

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Manchester United NEED this sort of guy. City have tons of players there.@

- Ross , Manchester, 05/11/2012 17:58

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Manchester United could use him.

- haus , Constanta, 05/11/2012 16:51

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The captain of Roma is Fracesco Totti, not De Rossi.

- Jack McCree , London, United Kingdom, 05/11/2012 16:18

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