Manchester United target Radja Nainggolan is not for sale, insists Roma president James Pallotta
- Radja Nainggolan has been linked with a move to Old Trafford this summer
- The 29-year-old midfielder has spent three-and-a-half seasons with Roma
- Roma have already been forced to sell a number of their best players
- James Pallotta insists neither Nainggolan or Kostas Manolas are for sale
Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan is not for sale this summer, according to club president James Pallotta.
Manchester United are among a number of clubs thought to be monitoring the 29-year-old Belgium international, who has scored 28 goals in 160 appearances for Roma since joining from Cagliari in 2013.
Greek defender Kostas Manolas has also been linked with a move away from the Stadio Olimpico but Pallotta insists both players will remain with Roma for the start of the new Serie A season.
Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan will not be sold this summer, according to James Pallotta
'Nainggolan and Manolas will stay with us, they are not moving from Roma,' Pallotta said.
'I think we have the best midfield in Italy. In defence we will improve and we can do that by buying some new players.'
Roma have been forced to sell a number of players already this transfer window including Leandro Paredes, Antonio Rudiger and Mohamed Salah.
Manchester United have been linked with the 29-year-old Belgium international
Pallotta admits the club needed to sell in order to comply with FIFA's Financial Fair Play rules but insists he has full faith in sporting director Monchi when it comes to the transfer market.
'We've made the sales we had to for Financial Fair Play. Monchi is doing a great job, we have a common plan and we discuss everything together,' Pallotta said.
'We have a plan for the market, there is a list of players who we are analysing, we have been thinking about some of them for a long time.
'We're thinking about players based on their potential.'
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