Roma were hoping to land Julio Baptista but his Real Madrid side are not willing to release him on a temporary deal, shifting the Giallorossi's sights to Stamford Bridge.

Malouda has struggled to secure a place in the starting XI since signing with the Blues in July 2007, so the Londoners would probably be willing to loan him out to the Italian side.

The Frenchman is seen as a replacement for Inter signing Amantino Mancini as they share the ability to float out wide in Roma's 4-2-3-1 system.

Roma captain Francesco Totti had warned earlier this week that his side needed to bring in no less than two star signings to compete with the likes of AC Milan, Internazionale and Juventus.

Reports have suggested another possible option for the Italian club could be Atletico Madrid's Jose Antonio Reyes.

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