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The 23-year-old has been heavily linked with a move away from the Giallorossi, as talks to renew his current contract, which runs out in 2010, have not been going well.
The classy midfielder wants around €2.5m in wages per year, but until now Roma are believed to have only offered €1.5m. This has led to interest from a host of top European clubs, including Real Madrid, Arsenal, and in particular Inter and Juventus, who have launched a number of transfer bids this summer, and have promised the player a salary of €3m.
While the chance of moving to Juve has now disappeared following the purchase of Christian Poulsen, Inter are still on the lookout for a centre midfielder.
However, Il Romanista reports that a Roma fan named Nunzio Veloce met Aquilani while the player was holidaying in Capri.
"I have a nightclub, right on the square, and I saw Alberto down to his taxi,” Veloce explained.
“The taxi driver I know, is an Inter fan, and asked him if he was to play for them, and soon after if he was going to Juventus - and he said no.
"So I went to ask him if it was true he'd stay with Roma, and he confirmed it."
Latest whispers from the peninsula suggest that Aquilani will indeed finally pen a fresh deal at Roma within the next few weeks.
Alessio Alexis
The 23-year-old has been heavily linked with a move away from the Giallorossi, as talks to renew his current contract, which runs out in 2010, have not been going well.
The classy midfielder wants around €2.5m in wages per year, but until now Roma are believed to have only offered €1.5m. This has led to interest from a host of top European clubs, including Real Madrid, Arsenal, and in particular Inter and Juventus, who have launched a number of transfer bids this summer, and have promised the player a salary of €3m.
While the chance of moving to Juve has now disappeared following the purchase of Christian Poulsen, Inter are still on the lookout for a centre midfielder.
However, Il Romanista reports that a Roma fan named Nunzio Veloce met Aquilani while the player was holidaying in Capri.
"I have a nightclub, right on the square, and I saw Alberto down to his taxi,” Veloce explained.
“The taxi driver I know, is an Inter fan, and asked him if he was to play for them, and soon after if he was going to Juventus - and he said no.
"So I went to ask him if it was true he'd stay with Roma, and he confirmed it."
Latest whispers from the peninsula suggest that Aquilani will indeed finally pen a fresh deal at Roma within the next few weeks.
Alessio Alexis
Inter 2(5)p - (4)2 Roma 
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