The Friedkins don’t really seem willing to redeem him, which is bad news for the Giallorossi a few days before the championship returns.
Francois Modest, assuming and not granting that he is Thiago’s successor Pinto, he will have a lot to do to rebalance a Roma with many Giallorossi in the balance. Starting with Rui Patricio. The Portuguese goalkeeper’s contract is expiring and, given that he has lost his starting place to Svilar, will go away.
The problem is that not even Svilar has the certainty of his place as a starter, guaranteed. This can be understood from some transfer rumors, according to which Roma are looking around for a goalkeeper. Reliable. In this regard it has been proposed Loris Karius, goalkeeper currently at Newcastle and upon expiration of the contract.
The German will not renew with the Magpies and has put Italy and Serie A among his wishes, if it weren’t for his partner, Diletta Leotta, a new mother. But the attempt with the Giallorossi would have been unsuccessful, also because Daniele De Rossi likes Pierluigi Gollini due to his way of playing and his characteristics.
The Bolognese goalkeeper is currently on loan from Atalanta to Napoli who could buy him out for a sum of around 7 million euros (10% of the transfer will then be paid at Aston Villa). A low cost opportunity that Roma are thinking about, as they claim TMW. Hence the feeling that Svilar is not at all sure of being the Giallorossi number one for the coming season.
Smalling yes, Smalling no
There is also one of the many Giallorossi in the balance Chris Smalling. And it couldn’t be otherwise given the Englishman’s troubled season. He is back after a long absence, but not yet in top form. Before the trip to Florence the former United stopped again.
Many thought it was a flare-up of the infamous tendinitis, in reality a simple bruise that could be overcome in time for the away match in Lecce. But it is precisely these continuous ailments that give US ownership pause.
The doubt of doubts
Naturally, however, the Roma player most in the balance can only be Romelu Lukaku. 37 million euros are needed to redeem him, money that the Giallorossi must find through the sustainable transfer market.
“I don’t think they will go and redeem a player like that Lukaku”. Gianluca Language of Radio Radio is on the side of the pessimists. “They will take more futuristic players – he continues – Modesto is the most dominant manager, but we need to understand what role he will play within Roma”. The assault on Champions League qualification starts again like this, between doubts and a certainty: de Rossi he wants a place in the Europe that counts.
