Jose Mourinho is still hopeful of bringing Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka to Roma before the end of the January transfer window, according to reports.
A deal to bring the Switzerland international to the Italian capital in the summer collapsed but Mourinho has not given up on the midfielder.
Having agreed personal terms with the 29-year-old but the deal failing to materialise due to a breakdown in talks between the clubs, reports in Italy state Roma are still hopeful a deal can transpire.


Jose Mourinho (L) is still hopeful of bringing Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka (R) to Roma

Roma will look to try and sell midfielder Amadou Diawara in order to fund a deal for Xhaka
However, both Corriere dello Sportand La Gazzetta dello Sport state that while Mourinho does want to welcome the playmaker to the Stadio Olimpico before this window closes, a player will have to depart first.