Roma have reportedly agreed to sign Chris Smalling on loan from Manchester United for the rest of the season.
Italian football journalist Fabrizio Romano said the transfer was to go ahead, with the Serie A outfit set to pay €3 million (£2.7 million) to borrow the defender:
Fabrizio RomanoChris Smalling to AS Roma from Man United, here we go! Total agreement for a simple loan (€3M to Man Utd) without buy option. The player has accepted. ud83dudd34 #MUFC #Roma #transfers
Gianluca Di Marzio of Sky Sport Italia also reported that Smalling was on his way to Rome:
Gianluca Di Marzio#Smalling on loan from @ManUtd to @OfficialASRoma @SkySport @SkySportsNews @SkySportsPL @ChrisSmalling
Samuel Luckhurst of the Manchester Evening News provided further details and said Smalling has received interest from a number of clubs in Italy's top flight:
Samuel LuckhurstChris Smalling attracting interest from Italy before the European deadline.