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Roma are apparently making a move for Quagliarella...but will have to compete with Man United.

What do you guys think of the deal? Too much, too little?

We can move this to the Roma Calciomercato if it falls through.

United prepare Quagliarella bid

Thursday 14 June, 2007

Manchester United are preparing a £10m offer for Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella, according to the British Press.

The Blucerchiato, who is half owned by Udinese, scored 13 Serie A goals for his club this season and impressed for Italy with a stunning brace in their recent Euro 2008 qualifier against Lithuania.

The Daily Express claims that the Reds are ready to pay £10m for the 23-year-old, as they search for young blood up-front after Louis Saha underwent knee surgery which could rule him out for six months.

Udinese and Sampdoria have allegedly already agreed to leave Quagliarella in Genoa, although Blucerchiati general director Beppe Marotta admitted that a high offer would be taken into consideration.

“We can’t make any evaluations now, but we want to keep him here, also because of the excellent relationship we have with Udinese,” stated Marotta.

“We would only consider letting him leave if we were to receive an extraordinary offer,” he added.
Meanwhile, Roma are also following Quagliarella and might ask Sampdoria to buy their half of the player’s ownership, offering striker Mirko Vucinic, young goalkeeper Gianluca Curci and cash in return.

The Blucerchiato, who would join Francesco Totti and Amantino Mancini to form an impressive attacking department, could reportedly be offered a £1m-per-season deal by the Giallorossi.

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