Overview
- Atlético Madrid want to recoup the €22 million paid for Giacomo Raspadori and are pushing to convert Roma’s proposed loan-and-option into a guaranteed buy.
- Roma’s opening approach for Joshua Zirkzee is about €35 million, but Manchester United are holding closer to €50 million as talks explore a loan with a conditional obligation tied to objectives.
- United prefer to wait because attackers will be at AFCON, and the possibility of Roma raising their offer to around €40 million later in the window has been reported.
- Lorenzo Pellegrini’s expected January absence heightens Roma’s need for attacking help as Gian Piero Gasperini presses for reinforcements.
- Roma are also pursuing defensive cover, with Tottenham’s Radu Dragusin considered for a loan with option after his ACL layoff, while Chelsea’s Axel Disasi has been offered as an alternative.