Bove made his Roma first-team debut in May 2021, five days before Jose Mourinho's appointment as head coach, and scored five goals in 92 appearances for the Giallorossi.

In January 2024, he was hit by a bottle thrown from the crowd during a derby game against Lazio and left for Fiorentina at the start of the following season.

Behrami believes Bove is a Premier-League standard player and last week stated it would be a "miracle" if they could bring him to Vicarage Road.

Asked if the player's medical history made any deal more complicated, he said: "We know the situation and have worked a long time on these kinds of details.

"There are many clubs that are on him now, we are one of them, and hopefully we can be the one he chooses."