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Heart problem forces Roma youngster Nura Abdullahi into retirement

Nura Abdullahi has been forced to retire from football with a heart problem and he is currently in talks with Roma over the cancelling of his current contract.

Last March, Roma advised Abdullahi to quit football for 30 days after undergoing some cardiological tests at the club.

The 21-year-old has not played a competitive game since February 2018 when he turned out for Perugia in Serie B.

Abdullahi initially joined Roma on loan from Spezia in June 2015 before the Stadio Olimpico outfit made his deal permanent a year later.

Despite his fine displays in the youth team, the 21-year-old was unable to break into the first-team set-up and was sent out on an 18-month loan to Perugia last January where he managed 53 minutes of football from three games.