Overview

• Roma has appointed two international intermediaries to find a buyer for captain Lorenzo Pellegrini in a bid to secure around €10m and trim his roughly €11m gross annual wage.
• Despite inquiries from West Ham and Beşiktaş, Pellegrini has expressed a desire to remain at Roma and reassess his future during the winter transfer window.
• The Friedkin family halted Manu Koné’s proposed transfer to Inter, declaring the midfielder incedibile after coach Gian Piero Gasperini underlined his importance.
• With the Koné deal off, Inter has freed up an estimated €40–50m and is refocusing its summer business on Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman and considering Genoa’s Frendrup as a contingency.
• Gasperini has praised Koné’s quality but acknowledged that a sufficiently large offer could compel Roma to sell despite his incedibile designation under strict financial rules.