April 10, 2020 - 13:16 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Italian football club Roma are unwilling to pay the €25m asking price for midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan, so reportedly hope to extend his loan from London's Arsenal by another season, Football Italia reports.
The 31-year-old Armenia international made the move for €3m last summer and made 17 appearances between Serie A and the Europa League, contributing six goals and four assists.
He struggled repeatedly with injuries, which is why Roma are not prepared to meet the €25m cost of buying him out permanently.
Instead, Calciomercato.com suggest agent Mino Raiola will propose an extension of the loan until June 2021.
That would then have a fixed option to buy....
