Roma agree loan deal with Chelsea for Salah

Roma have agreed a deal with Chelsea to sign Mohamed Salah on loan until the end of next season.

The Serie A club have been locked in talks with Chelsea over the past 24 hours and have settled on a €500,000 loan fee for the 22-year-old, while €16 million will need to be paid in order to make the move permanent.

Roma have the option send Salah back to Stamford Bridge if he fails to convince but the Italian side also have the opportunity to sign the Egypt international on a permanent transfer at any point during his 18-month loan spell.

The Italian side have agreed a contract with the midfielder worth €2m a year, plus bonuses, until 2019.

Salah, who joined Chelsea from Basel for around €13m last January, has played only 30 minutes of football in the Premier League this season.

Salah has already been offered to Atletico Madrid and Monaco during this transfer window, while Chelsea also explored the option of using winger as part of a deal to land Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina.