Overview

• AS Roma paid €25 million plus €5 million in add-ons to Flamengo to complete the transfer for Wesley França.
• Wesley flew to Rome for medical tests on July 28 and formalised a contract running through June 2030.
• The 21-year-old right-back rose through Flamengo’s youth academy and earned two senior Brazil caps in March.
• Gian Piero Gasperini intends to deploy Wesley as an advanced wing-back at the Stadio Olimpico to suit his tactical approach.
• Wesley will wear the No. 43 shirt and become the 46th Brazilian to represent Roma as the first major signing under Gasperini.