By Chris Donald
Roma are continuing to resist any offers for Brazilian defender Marquinhos despite increased offers of €25 million from Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona.
The 19-year-old defender was snapped up a year ago from Corinthians for around €1m plus an option to buy him outright for a further €4m.
Barcelona and the French champions have made no secret of their interest in the centre-back, but Roma repeatedly turned down all proposals, including these recent lucrative offers.
According to Sky Sport Italia and the Corriere dello Sport today, Tito Vilanova’s men and PSG both raised their offers to €25m this week.
However, the Giallorossi’s American owners are still refusing to even consider them, reports Football Espana.
The highly-rated defender has 14 caps for the Seleção at youth level but if yet to make a senior international appearance and last month publicly stated his desire to stay at Roma.
