According to Italian media la Nazione, Mayoral is expected to leave Rome in January, and Fiorentina want to sign the player, but face stiff competition from Crystal Palace.
Previously, Mayoral was loaned to Rome by Real Madrid on a 2-year contract and he is about to spend 18 months at Rome. However, Mourinho has made it clear that Mayoral is not in his plans, and players are given few opportunities to play, sometimes even unable to enter the squad.
There were previous reports that the January transfer market would be locked in so that Mayoral would remain in Serie A but would be loaned to Fiorentina. But today La Nazione pointed out that Fiorentina face fierce competition, as Crystal Palace is ready to pay 15 million euros to sign the player directly.
It is clear that Real Madrid prefer to sell players directly, especially after Mayoral has been loaned several times. Mayoral has not made the progress one expected, scoring just one goal in 10 games for Roma this season.
(Ma Dongyu)
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