While Al Rayyan SC is keen on Steven Nzonzi, the French player has shown little interest in joining the Qatari club. 

Serie A Club Roma star, Steven Nzonzi has rejected a three-year contract from Qatar’s Al Rayyan FC, according to local Roma Press.

While Qatar’s price tag remained a mystery, circulating rumours suggested it was higher than Nzonzi’s current €3 million salary at Roma. The 32-year-old midfielder’s four-year contract with his current club expires in the summer of 2022.

The French player has reportedly turned down a number of offers, including a three-year deal with Benfica, two bids from the Championship and La Liga, a Saudi Arabia deal and most recently the Qatari offer.

Nzonzi has previously made it clear that a sufficient offer will have to hit the €1.5 million mark and consist of a free transfer.

According to Sky Sport, the French player’s exit from Roma is unlikely as the doors for transfers close soon. However, club manager, Jose Mourinho remained optimistic.

“He is a quality player, but as long as the door to the transfer market is not closed, there is the possibility that someone will go and someone else will enter,” Mourinho said.

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The comment from the Portuguese football coach, who has publicly shown his keenness to make changes to his own club, comes as no surprise 

“Do you know a coach who is satisfied with their squad? Maybe Pochettino [of PSG], nobody else,” he said in a recent press conference.