Italy international Daniele De Rossi is to remain at Roma and will not be sold to Manchester City, states director Bruno Conti. "This week we have not received any formal request for Daniele from Manchester City. These are all allegations without foundation," director Conti told the Corriere dello Sport.

"There was concrete interest from Real Madrid in recent months, but you know how that went, despite the fact we have maintained an excellent rapport with the Spanish club.

"We are not even considering the possibility of parting with De Rossi, as he is part of our plans."