Bologna sports chief Claudio Fenucci admits coach Thiago Motta's contract renewal won't be smooth.

Motta is being linked with a big club move.

At Jens Odgaard's signing ceremony, Fenucci said: "There is nothing new, the positive thing is that he and his staff work here as if they had a long-term contract.

"There is too much talk about Thiago's future and the future of the players owned by Bologna, we are fighting for a great objective. For Thiago's contract, in the next few days and weeks we will meet the agent again and see if we can make any progress.

"No, there is no deadline, because I repeat he is doing a great job every day, to make the collective and the individuals grow. It is necessary to speak with those who represent him, to get our proposals. It is not a negotiation that can be done do through the media, you will know the news immediately."