Abraham missing Mourinho injured
Milan or Rome – the main thing is Italy: That’s what Sardar Azmoun must have thought in the past few days. The Bayer 04 Leverkusen striker has been linked primarily with AC Milan but is now facing a move to AS Roma, according to consistent media reports. i.a. the “table footballreports that the Giallorossi want to loan the 28-year-old Iran international. There were only formalities to be clarified.
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This also includes the medical check, which the magazine describes as the “sticking point”. Azmoun suffered a torn muscle in his right calf at the Werkself training camp at the end of July, and the Bundesliga club described the downtime as “medium-term”.
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However, Roma really need a fit striker because Tammy Abraham (25) will be out with a cruciate ligament injury until the end of the year. Andrea Belotti (29) scored twice in the rather disappointing 2-2 draw against US Salernitana in the Serie A opener, but is currently the only regular centre-forward in José Mourinho’s squad. If the Englishman returns, Brazilian talent Marcos Leonardo (20; Santos) could also join the team. A change from Atalanta’s Duván Zapata (32), on the other hand, fell through because “La Dea” will miss record signing El Bilal Touré (21) with a thigh injury until autumn.
Sardar Azmoun: More playing time possible at AS Roma than at Bayer Leverkusen
With Roma, who, like Bayer, are again taking part in the Europa League – both teams met in the 2022/23 semi-finals with a better end for the Italians – Azmoun may therefore have more playing time. Leverkusen signed the two-footed attacker from Zenit St. Petersburg in January 2022 for 2.5 million euros and provided him with a contract until 2027. Also due to injury, in autumn 2022 he missed ten games with a torn muscle fiber, but since then he has not been able to completely convince Azmoun. He has five goals and five assists in 44 games. Newcomers Victor Boniface (22) and Adam Hlozek (21) are the sole strikers under Xabi Alonso, and Patrik Schick (27) is due to return at the beginning of October after a long absence.
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