Roma Find Their Director, Track Olympique Marseille Ace

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Roma have chosen Tony D’Amico as their new sporting director following the ousting of Frederic Massara amid a lengthy feud with Gian Piero Gasperini. The two worked shoulder to shoulder for a few years at Atalanta. The exec had been linked to Milan, but he didn’t wait for their revolution to take shape.

The Giallorossi kicked off their summer by formally redeeming Donyell Malen and extending the contract of Mario Hermoso. Once they fulfill their Financial Fair Play obligations, their top priority will be to give the coach more offensive threats, Alfredo Pedullà reports.

Roma are pursuing Mason Greenwood in particular, but they are well aware that his price tag is prohibitive. They won’t give up without a fight, but it could take up to €50M to convince Olympique Marseille to sell him. He has notched 48 goals and 17 assists in 81 games during his time in France.

The Giallorossi have also been attached to RB Leipzig’s Antonio Nusa and West Ham and Crysencio Summerville. They haven’t moved concretely for them yet. The goal is to find a true difference maker. Instead, another center-forward isn’t seen as a major need.

The capital club will weigh the offer for Manu Koné, Evan N’Dicka, and Matias Soulé in view of their settlement agreement. Selling the Argentine to a Premier League team is gaining steam.

Our Take on Roma

The director’s market sometimes works in mysterious ways, but they moved on from Napoli’s Giovanni Manna soon enough not to miss out on another very solid option. Onboarding a stellar forward would lessen the blow of losing Soulé, if they take that route, but it’s hard to imagine they’ll splurge that much on a single player.

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