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Barcelona winger Carles Perez arrives for Roma medical as he closes in on €13m move

Roma are on the verge of signing Carles Perez from Barcelona, with the winger having arrived to undergo a medical.

Sky Sport in Italy report that the move will be an initial loan until the end of the season, when Roma will be obligated to purchase the player for €13 million (£11m/ $14m).

Barca will reportedly have first refusal on any future sale of Perez, who has landed in Fiumicino to undergo his medical tests with the Giallorossi on Wednesday.

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Roma targeted the 21-year-old as a replacement for talismanic figure Nicolo Zaniolo, who is expected to miss the rest of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.