Parma to bid for Rossi

Parma are lining up a permanent swoop for Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi.

The Italian club's president Tommaso Ghirardi claims to have made an enquiry about the availability of the 20-year-old, who spent five months on loan with the Serie A team last season.

"We spoke with the player, with the Manchester United chief executive [David Gill] and with Sir Alex Ferguson, too," said Ghirardi. "Now it's up to them to give us an answer."

The Parma supremo accepts it will not be easy to secure Rossi's services but insists the offer he has made United is fair.

"Certainly, it would be really difficult to keep the player, but we believe in this," Ghirardi said.

"From a financial point of view, we made our offer and I think it completely answers Manchester's expectations."