Roma Step Up Raspadori Bid as Simeone Meeting Looms
Roma have raised a loan-plus-option offer toward Atlético’s valuation to secure a January arrival for Gasperini.
Overview
- Raspadori is scheduled to meet Diego Simeone today to learn whether he will receive more minutes in Madrid or be cleared to join Roma.
- Roma are awaiting Atlético Madrid’s formal response after submitting an improved proposal structured as a loan with an option to buy worth about €20 million.
- Reports also describe a package closer to €22 million, including a €2 million loan fee and a €17 million buy clause tied to appearance-based conditions.
- The deal is being discussed with conditional triggers that could convert the option into an obligation based on performance or team outcomes such as Champions League qualification.
- Gasperini wants the attacker available in the first week of January after Lorenzo Pellegrini’s injury, and Roma view Raspadori as complementary to their separate pursuit of Joshua Zirkzee.