{"id":1124062,"date":"2020-01-07T18:34:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T18:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1124062"},"modified":"2020-01-07T18:34:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T18:34:03","slug":"sheffield-united-jack-rodwell-came-very-close-to-joining-roma","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/sheffield-united-jack-rodwell-came-very-close-to-joining-roma\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Rodwell reveals he came &#8220;very close&#8221; to joining Roma in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sheffield United midfielder Jack Rodwell has revealed he came &#8220;very close&#8221; to joining Italian giants AS Roma last year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old joined the Blades in a surprise free transfer on Friday and made his debut in their 2-1 FA Cup win over AFC Fylde on Sunday.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How close did Rodwell come to joining Roma? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Rodwell had a short spell with Blackburn Rovers last season and was offered a contract extension.<\/li>\n<li>But he chose to decline the offer and insists he still &#8220;has a point to prove&#8221; at the highest level.<\/li>\n<li>The 28-year-old has signed a six-month deal with Sheffield United and made his debut against AFC Fylde.<\/li>\n<li>Rodwell managed 58 minutes on his maiden appearance for Chris Wilder.<\/li>\n<li>But he has revealed he came &#8220;very close&#8221; to joining Serie A giants AS Roma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7467210\/embed\/v4?image_option=fullsq\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThat move ended a six-month spell without a club for Rodwell, who last played for Championship side Blackburn Rovers &#8212; the former Everton man was offered a contract extension by the Lancashire club but decided against signing.<\/p>\n<p>But Rodwell &#8212; whose contract at Bramhall Lane runs until the end of June &#8212; has revealed just how close he came to joining up with Roma in a deal which would have been met with even greater surprise than the one he recently signed with Sheffield United.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThat was very close to happening,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2020\/jan\/06\/jack-rodwell-sheffield-united-point-to-prove\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> of a move to Roma. \u201cIt was just unfortunate circumstances why it didn\u2019t materialise but things are meant to happen for a reason, aren\u2019t they? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Know Your Squad: \u2018Vardy?!\u2019 Leicester City fans quizzed w\/Sophie Rose\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KZIJFvhTvhg?start=42&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Fast forward a few weeks and I got the call from Sheffield United, so it\u2019s swings and roundabouts. That wasn\u2019t meant to be but this was, and I\u2019m delighted to be here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One of the reasons Rodwell chose to decline the offer on the table from Blackburn was that he feels he still has a point to prove at the highest level and that his ambition remains in-tact, despite a number of career setbacks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve got more to offer at this level for sure,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019m still capable of playing at the highest level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat remains my ambition. I\u2019m very ambitious and nothing has changed there. I\u2019ve got to be patient and show the right attitude, but I will be ready whenever I\u2019m called upon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield United face West Ham United on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield United midfielder Jack Rodwell has revealed he came &#8220;very close&#8221; to joining Italian giants AS Roma last year. 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