Roma join Newcastle in chase for Real Madrid star
Just a day after it was reported that the ex-Arsenal forward Julio Baptista is looking for a return to the Premiership with Newcastle United, it seems that Italian giants Roma have put in a bid for the Real Madrid forward.
Just a day after it was reported that the ex-Arsenal forward Julio Baptista is looking for a return to the Premiership with Newcastle United, it seems that Italian giants Roma have put in a bid for the Real Madrid forward.
The Spanish paper Marca said that Baptista is one of the players Real are willing to sell to finance the signing of Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Spanish champions have valued the player at around €15million euros and Roma have put in an initial bid of €12million.
"I am on holiday in Brazil and so don’t know anything about current negotiations," Baptista told Marca.
"My main plan is to stay at Real, but you can never tell what the future holds and Roma are a great club."
The player has already stated he would like a return to the Premiership but it looks like Newcastle will have to offer the full asking price to secure his signature.