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AS Roma have increased their offer for Feyenoord right-back Givairo Read to nearly €30 million including bonuses after an initial €25 million bid was rejected. Read reportedly prioritizes Roma despite interest from Nottingham Forest, while Feyenoord coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst says the player's appearance in a friendly against Atalanta does not indicate that a transfer is off. The 20-year-old Netherlands Under-21 defender is being considered as a replacement for Zeki Çelik and as a right-sided player in Gian Piero Gasperini's system, although his recent season was limited by injuries.