Roma have been forced to pursue their second-choice midfielder

Jose Mourinho has been unable to convince Arsenal to sell Granit Xhaka to his new Roma side and will now turn his attention to Denmark and Borussia Dortmund star Thomas Delaney, reports Bild.

Delaney, like Xhaka, impressed at Euro 2020. But he’s more of a defensive-minded midfielder rather than a deep-lying playmaker, and would bring different qualities to the Serie A team.