"Roma" wants to keep C. Smalling and H. Mkhitaryan in its ranks.

"Roma" is already starting to make plans for the next season, in which the team's coach Paulo Fonseca sees two players borrowed from English clubs.

Last summer, Roma borrowed defender Chris Smalling from "Manchester United" and attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan from "Arsenal". According to the team's coach, he would like to see them both in Rome for the next season.

"Smalling is a great person and a true professional. Adaptation to Italy was easy for him. He is a very popular personality in the club.

I would like for Chris to stay in the team for the next season. We are discussing it, but I don't know if it is possible. Everything will depend on "Manchester United", but I really want to keep him, as he is one of our most important players.

"Mkhitaryan's season was disrupted by several injuries, but he is gradually recovering and proving his worth. We will see how everything will unfold, but I would also like to keep him in the team", - P. Fonseca spoke to "Sky Sports".

C. Smalling has played 26 games this season, scoring 2 goals, while H. Mkhitaryan appeared on the field 15 times and scored 5 goals.