Roma Step Up Raspadori Push With Agent Meeting After Player Hesitation

Overview

• Roma and Atletico Madrid have an agreement in principle for a January loan that could become an obligation to buy if targets are met, with payment expected in the summer.
• Cadena SER reported that Raspadori has turned down Roma and plans to remain at Atletico, though the player’s final decision is still pending.
• Roma director Ricky Massara is set to meet the forward’s representatives in Milan to seek an agreement on personal terms.
• Atletico director Mateu Alemany has stated the club is relaxed about the situation, with no push to force the striker out.
• The timing is complicated by Atletico’s Spanish Supercopa commitments, and the outcome will influence Atletico’s budget for winter signings as Roma continue their search for attacking reinforcements.