Roma Reach Agreement in Principle With Atlético for Raspadori Loan With Buy Option

Overview

• Multiple reports say Roma and Atlético have a verbal deal for a loan that includes an option to buy rather than a purchase obligation.
• The structure is reported at roughly a €2 million loan fee with an option around €19–20 million, with formal signatures still pending.
• Personal terms with Raspadori and his representatives remain to be agreed, with some reporting he will decide his destination within three to four days.
• Lazio and Atalanta continue to pursue the player, with Lazio boosted by a €30 million sale of Taty Castellanos to West Ham and a potential Nuno Tavares angle reported in Italy.
• Diego Simeone is portrayed as preferring a temporary move, and Roma are aiming to have Raspadori available as early as next week if the deal is finalized.