Roma Had Bid for Inter Killer, Move to Italy Unlikely
Nicolò Tresoldi’s hat-trick against Inter in the latest Champions League game has intensified interest in the Club Brugge striker. Roma tried to sign him last summer, but a move to Serie A now looks increasingly unlikely.
According to Calciomercato, Roma offered €35 million for Tresoldi, but Club Brugge held out for more. The Italian club have since turned their attention to Santiago Castro as a backup to Donyell Malen and are out of the running.
Tresoldi has revealed that he is a huge Milan fan, although the Rossoneri do not appear particularly interested in signing him. Having invested heavily in Gonçalo Ramos, they are content with Francesco Camarda as his understudy.
A move outside Italy, either in January or at the end of the season, is considered more likely. Club Brugge were under little pressure to sell after transferring Christos Tzolis to Arsenal for €40 million. Tresoldi’s eventual departure is expected to command a fee above that figure, with his value estimated at between €54 million and €63 million.
The striker has already scored nine goals. Barcelona, Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig have tracked him in the past, while his performance against Inter has given prospective January suitors another reason to take notice.
His international future is also undecided. Tresoldi currently represents Germany Under-21s and is set to continue until the European Championship, but Italy are trying to persuade him to switch allegiance. He has said he has yet to choose which senior national team to represent; the report suggests he would face less competition in Jürgen Klopp’s side.
The view
Last summer may have been Serie A’s opportunity to land Tresoldi. He was already expensive, and his rising valuation now appears to put him beyond the reach of Italian clubs. For Milan, the intriguing question is whether he could have delivered more than Ramos at roughly half the cost—a comparison that remains hypothetical.
