Rios, Gasperini’s favorite for the Rome market in midfield

Race, character and that dynamism that often missed the Rome midfield. All ingredients that appear on the identity card of the Colombian Richard Rios, the favorite for detachment on Gasperini’s list to reinforce the department where the only uninhabitable remains Manu Koné. In the night the contacts between Roma and Palmeiras intensified with the Giallorossi club ready to formulate the decisive offer in these hours: 30 million euros, including bonuses. A lunge that has put the other pretenders out of the game including Porto, Fiorentina and Atletico Madrid. It is the figure that Palmeiras believes as a “base” to treat, considering that the player’s card is a multipropriety: 70% Palmeiras, 14% Guaranì, 6% Flamengo and 10% of the player. The Brazilian club, fresh from participation in the Club World Cup, therefore went about 21 million. A proposal that could lead to the white smoke in time for the start of the retreat of 13 July.

futsal

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Born 2000, born in little Vegachí (who is part of the anti -equity department) Rios began his career in the Futsal who taught him to play under pressure, to think and act in restricted spaces, characteristics that today applies naturally also on the field by eleven. One of the characteristics that most hit Gasp. It has a different technical background, having grown away from the great European youth sectors, which makes it more instinctive. After the constant improvements in Brazil, first at Flamengo and then at Palmeiras, he imposed himself as one of the best medians of the Brazilian Serie A, also conquering the national team where during the qualifications at the World Cup showed character taking on a chest first and then Otamendi. Over 11 km traveled to the race, precision in the passages at 87%, defensive intensity (2.6 tackle and 1.8 medium interceptions) and a good ability to fit (2 goals and 4 assists this season). Numbers that confirm its status as a modern midfielder.

Shakira

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Rios is also an off -field character: he learned the Portuguese by listening to music and depopulating on Tiktok with spontaneous and ironic content. His looks and tattoos are also iconic including the huge lion who covers his whole back with the inscription: “Winning mentality”. As well as some exaggerated exultation (like when he silenced his fans against Corinthians). But the fact that made him really famous in South America was caused by a fake news. In Colombia, a few years ago, he started circulating a curious and unfounded voice: Richard Rios would be Shakira’s secret son. According to this theory, never confirmed by the interested parties, the midfielder would be born from a relationship between the Colombian pop star and the Puerto Rican singer Osvaldo Rios in the late 90s. He even said that Shakira, just twenty years old at the time, had given birth in secret, then entrusting the child to his father. Obviously, none of this is true. It is a fake news that has never found a response, but that continues to re -emerge cyclically on the web. Just search for “Richard Rios Shakira” on Google to see how the two names are still often approached today.