Daniele de Rossi is edging closer to the exit door at AS Roma. Manchester United chief scout Martin Ferguson has made regular checks on De Rossi since the New Year, while Manchester City scout Barry Hunt has also been watching the midfielder.
With just over a year to run on his existing Roma deal, Gazzetta dello Sport says De Rossi is not close to agreeing new terms.
Roma will be reluctant to allow De Rossi to wind down his contract and is prepared to sell.
United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has followed De Rossi since he first broke into the Roma first team and sees him as a potential replacement for veteran Paul Scholes.
A deal for less than £14 million could be on for United given De Rossi's contract situation.
Interestingly, new Roma sports director Walter Sabatini was in Manchester on the weekend.
