Roma are continuing to close in on a deal for Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah, though an alternative has been identified in the event talks are not successful.
Salah turned out for Chelsea in their 4-2 defeat to Bradford City in the FA Cup yesterday and Blues boss Jose Mourinho insists he would be happy to keep the Egyptian at the club.
But Roma are in talks to sign Salah and are hopeful a deal will soon be done, according to Italian daily Corriere dello Sera.
The Giallorossi are proposing to take Salah on loan for a fee of €500,000.
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The deal will also contain a purchase clause set at €18m, should the Egyptian impress during his stint at the Stadio Olimpico.
Roma sporting director Walter Sabatini is also looking at alternatives in the event that no deal can be concluded with Chelsea for Salah this month.
Top of the Serie A side's hitlist is Shakhtar Donetsk forward Luiz Adriano.
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