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MONTELLA IN MOVE TALK

IN-FORM Italian hit-man Vincenzo Montella has hinted that he may leave Roma, leading to rumours he is on the wanted list of Manchester United, Milan and Real Madrid.

The biggest clubs on the planet will show an interest in the 26-year-old, if they are given the green light to make a bid, and the former Sampdoria star has hinted that he is still not settled with the Serie A leaders.

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"I am in terrific form at the moment but I don't forget the first part of the season," he admitted.

"I remember the bitterness at being on the substitutes' bench and for always being second to someone else.

"That is why I will think a lot at the end of the campaign."

Gabriel Batistuta is the leading light at the capital club, and Marco Delvecchio is another striker vying for a first team place. With Francesco Totti and Hidetoshi Nakata also pressing home their claims, albeit in a more withdrawn role, it is easy to see why Antonio Cassano's summer arrival will ensure further competition for places next term.

Chairman Franco Sensi has insisted 11-goal Montella will not leave and the latest reports from Italy, linking Europe's biggest clubs with a move for him, are only to be expected ahead of a frenzied summer of speculation.