Chris Smalling is currently impressing on loan at Roma (Martin Rickett/PA)Roma head coach Paulo Fonseca is desperate to keep on-loan Manchester United defender Chris Smalling for at least another season. Solskjaer has spoken of his expectation that in-form Smalling would return to United next season, but Roma boss Fonseca is hoping to keep him in Italy. “I will do everything I can to keep him at Roma next year too,” he told ESPN. He is adored by the fans and established himself as one of the leaders in the dressing room. “It’s not easy for English central defenders to adapt so quickly to Italian football, the record there isn’t good.

Source: Irish Independent May 01, 2020 20:37 UTC