Ranieri, 73, has retired from management after an impressive short-term spell as Roma boss and will now take up a senior advisory role with the club.
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Roma have since been linked with the likes of Erik ten Hag and Cesc Fabregas but are yet to name a replacement for the legendary Italian.
Now, according to journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, the club have turned their attention to Atalanta’s Gian Piero Gasperini.
Gasperini looks set to end his nine-year spell as Atalanta manager with AC Milan also said to be interested in the Italian.