Roma linked with West Ham target Amadou Diawara

Amadou Diawara, who has been linked with both West Ham and Chelsea this summer, is a reported target for AS Roma, according to reports in Italy.

The young midfielder has been eager to leave Bologna this summer following a breakout season last term and is believed to have gone AWOL earlier this summer to force a move.

Diawara‘s agent Daniele Piraino and club director Claudio Fenucci met over the player’s decision and a potential sale but only for a fee of around €15 million or more.

The 18-year-old midfielder was subject to a €7.5m bid from Valencia earlier this summer, an offer which included a clause where Bologna were entitled to 20% of any future sale, but the Serie A side declined.

Both West Ham and Chelsea are believed to have had scouts watch the young midfielder last season, while Corriere dello Sport believe that AS Roma, Juventus and Napoli all hold interest in signing the African starlet.