Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni is urging Udinese to sell Rodrigo de Paul.

Scaloni feels the Argentine midfielder is ready for a step up.

Scaloni said, “I think Rodrigo is ready to jump to another team, without diminishing the value of Udinese, a club that I know very well and that I consider a management model. I know he is perfectly at ease there, but there comes a time when every player needs to take a step forward, and he is ready.

“De Paul is a very interesting player because he fits very well in different positions, a modern player. He has the qualities to play for the national team and to try to make his way into a top club, I think he wants it and I hope Udinese will be open to this possibility."