Mkhitaryan and Smalling will stay at Roma past 30th June

Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Chris Smalling are in a similar situation. Both are on loan at Roma and want to stay at the Italian club.

Mkhitaryan, on loan from Arsenal, has ended up playing 17 competitive matches this term, finding the net on six occasions and getting four assists.

On more than one occasion, the Armenian international has admitted that he wants to stay at the Rome outfit, a desire which is shared by the club.

Smalling moved to Italy from Manchester United. The English central defender has counted on more opportunities than his teammate, a total of 28 matches, and he has pleased the Serie A side. In addition, Solskjaer is thinking of doing a clear out at Old Trafford and the ex-Fulham man is apparently not wanted by the Norwegian.

'Corriere dello Sport' says that Roma have agreed an extension on the loan deals with the English clubs since the deals were until 30th June. However, COVID-19 means the campaign has yet to finish.

It is then when the Italians must decide whether to take up the option of buying the players permanently. They would cost 20 million euros each.