Italian club AS Roma have said that they have turned down the opportunity to sign Manchester United youngster Ravel Morrison. Ravel Morrison is one of the highly rated youngsters at Manchester United, and he is out of contract at the end of the season.
Many regard him to be the best young talent to come out of the Manchester United youth team since Paul Scholes more than 15 years ago. Despite this incredible talent, it is thought that Manchester United are willing to let go of Ravel Morrison partly because of the huge wage demands posed by the youngster and also by the huge problems he creates off the pitch.
Even though he is one of the most highly rated talents, Italian club AS Roma have revealed that they have turned down the opportunity to sign him. The club is notorious for the incredible egos present within the squad, and it seems that they are not willing to add one more of such a character to the dressing room.
Ravel Morrison is thought to demand around £ 40,000 per week, whereas Manchester United are willing to offer only £ 12,000 per week. Due to the substantial difference between their terms, Sir Alex Ferguson has conceded that Ravel Morrison will leave the club at the end of the season.
“We were offered him, but said no. Why should we think we’d be able to handle him if Sir Alex Ferguson and United could not?” a Roma spokesman said in a recent interview given to British tabloid. Manchester City and Newcastle United are now the favourites to sign the youngster, who also has a lot of issues with the local police as well. He also is said to show no interest in training, but it seems that Mancini is very much interested in him.