Roma shift transfer focus back to Bayern Munich forward

Roma sporting director Walter Sabatini determined to bring in Bayern Munich’s Xherdan Shaqiri after the capital club’s chase of Monaco’s Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco hit a snag.

It is no secret that Sabatini is a huge fan of Swiss international after his outstanding performances in the World Cup this summer, which included scoring a hat trick against Honduras. But the Giallorossi’s bid of €15 million repeatedly failed to entice the Bavarian giant to budge.

However, according to TuttoMercatoWeb, Roma has failed to secure the signature of Belgium U20 international Ferreira-Carrasco, as reports emerged that the youngster looks more likely to renew contract with his current club Monaco, thus Sabatini is now going to shift focus and make a new offer for Shaqiri.

The 22-year-old joined Bayern Munich from FC Basel in the summer of 2012, scoring 15 goals and assisting another 17 times in 66 appearances for the Bavarian club.