Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande are interested in troublesome AS Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan, according to Italian press reports on Friday.
The 29-year-old Belgian international received a hefty fine from the club after posting a video of himself smoking, drinking and swearing on New Year’s Eve.
Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Fabio Cannavaro’s Guangzhou Evergrande are ready to offer 40 million euros ($46 million) to bring the talented midfielder to the Chinese Super League.
The Belgian has in the past rejected moves away from the Italian capital to clubs including Chelsea and Juventus.
Roma are said to want at least 50 million euros for the player who has become one of the best central midfielders in Italy since his move from Cagliari, after an initial loan spell, in 2014, with his contract running until 2021.
Nainggolan apologised for his video which went viral. “I saw it as a special night, where it is OK to be a little more excessive, but of course I did not want to set a negative example.”
But he risks being dropped from the team as a punishment as Roma — fourth in Serie A — host Atalanta on Saturday trying to keep in touch with leaders Napoli and Juventus.
