Lee rejects Roma to stay at Spurs. Even S Korean player
don't want to play in Italian League... What is happening to Serial
A?
Tottenham defender Lee Young-Pyo's move to AS Roma is off after he
opted to stay with Spurs.
Roma have been long-time admirers of the 29-year-old and Lee's
agents claimed a deal was near to completion.
Any move to Rome for the South Korean international is now unlikely
to happen before Thursday's transfer deadline.
Lee's agents said:"We held negotiations with AS Roma and neared the
final stages of a deal but the signing was called off for personal
reasons."
Earlier, the Global Sports and Entertainment Network had claimed:
"Tottenham and AS Roma have agreed in principle to the transfer of
Lee Young-Pyo.
"The deal as almost sealed, as the only remaining procedure is the
player's decision."
Lee joined from PSV Eindhoven last August for an undisclosed fee
and has made 34 appearances for Spurs.
He played at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups and spent three years at
PSV where he followed his former national team manager Guus
Hiddink.
Roma are looking for a left-back as a replacement for Argentina
international Leandro Cufre, who joined Monaco on
Tuesday.
