"?Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanic has demanded a transfer to Juventus, according to a letter club general manager Mauro Baldissoni, read to Roma Radio - as quoted by "?ESPN.
The 26-year-old has been linked with a £30m move to Juventus in recent weeks and Roma have clarified the situation, revealing that the player asked for the move himself.
"When professional boundaries are crossed we believe we have to intervene," Baldissoni told Roma Radio. "This morning we read yet more rubbish about the Pjanic affair, coming after reports over the last few days about whether or not there is even a clause. All this does is stir up ridiculous feuds within the city.
"Today we read about a personal message on WhatsApp, according to which it was Roma who contacted Juventus. Let's get one thing straight: In a normal world a club director should not have to come here and give a radio interview in order to deny something that is nonsense, yet sadly it has become necessary because of the violent atmosphere that has been created in the city.
This is the letter AS Roma received:
Dear AS Roma SpA, for the attention of General Manager Mauro Baldissoni,
I here with wish to inform you of my intention to exercise my right to be transferred to another club, as per our previous agreements.
I also wish to inform you that I will settle the 20% of the transfer fee that is due to me directly with the club purchasing my contract, which I can inform you is Juventus Football Club. I thank you and ask you to make contact in order to complete the necessary contractual formalities.
Yours sincerely,
Miralem Pjanic"