ROME Angeliño is not enough. With Spinazzola not renewed and will be free in 24 days, one of Roma’s priorities continues to be the left defensive flank. Because if on the right we must first place at least one between Karsdorp and Celik, with Kristensen returning to Leeds, on the opposite side the place is already vacant. There’s the Spaniard, bought back from Leipzig for 5 million (payable in three years) who took six months to convince Daniele but there’s another one left. And there are many ideas. Some induced by external proposals, others original. In what Daniele defined some time ago as “a bit of healthy amateur scouting”, an old acquaintance like Emerson Palmieri was thought of. The Italian-Brazilian is 29 years old, plays for West Ham, enjoys an accessible valuation and a contract that expires in 2026 with an option until 2027. We would need to work on the salary but the boy’s will could make the difference. That of the former Giallorossi player is not the only profile monitored. In the sporting director’s portfolio, in this case, there is another footballer who played for Roma and is now at Aston Villa. This is Lucas Digne. Last year the French international was one step away from Nice. Operation practically closed for 8 million before Acuna, identified by the English club to replace him, was injured with a hip problem. Stop for a month and a half and goodbye to the transfer. Digne left a good memory in Rome in the 2015-16 season, when he arrived on loan from PSG: 33 appearances with 3 goals in the league alongside De Rossi, third place in the league, enhanced by Spalletti who replaced Garcia in the running. It would be a welcome return.
The alternatives
Then it is clear, these days there is no shortage of proposed players. For example, there is the profile of Doig, relegated with Sassuolo, who due to costs, salary, age (22 years) and physical characteristics (a 188 centimeter cuirassier) would fit perfectly with that of Angeliño. Another player offered is Tagliafico, the Argentinian from Lyon who won the world championship in Qatar. He has a contract expiring in 2025, the price is within reach: 5-6 million.
Sales on the rise
A range of opportunities that Ghisolfi and De Rossi (absent in Trigoria yesterday) want to explore carefully. Roma cannot afford to make mistakes. Especially if the summer dream remains Church. The Italian’s agent, Ramadani, is expected in Rome next week. An arrival that seems too announced to talk about the Italian striker. So be careful, because the Lian Sport agency also has Braga center forward Banza among its clients, already proposed in recent weeks. Returning to the Giallorossi budget, without the proceeds of the Champions League, it will have to be enriched with transfers. There are several players for whom the new head of the technical area is looking for accommodation: Karsdorp, Smalling, Aouar, Belotti, Shomurodov, Solbakken. The underlying problem, which concerns everyone, is wages. Too high. Malmö, for example, is interested in the Norwegian but 700 thousand euros for a club that is out of the European big leagues, at least for now, is too much. For this reason, even Llorente’s redemption, which is taken for granted by many, is at least on stand-by. Roma don’t want to spend the 6 million requested by Leeds. If the Spanish central defender manages to secure another loan (the contract with the English expires in 2026) the road would be simpler. Otherwise it is cause for strong reflection. Also because Kumbulla returns to Trigoria who, despite the unfortunate season in Reggio Emilia, is a 24-year-old boy, an Albanian international who must be relaunched in view of the new Giallorossi project.
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