Rome, Matic-Xhaka ballot in the center. Cristante and Zaniolo in the balance

Appetite comes with eating, everyone knows. So the old Rome that greets the season is already ready to be reborn with new goals. On the other hand, the market has already begun and so Tiago Pinto is ready to come out. Let’s not hide it: to reach certain objectives, the company will also have to make sacrifices, which can mean painful sales, but everything is part of a development project. On the other hand, Pinto himself said: “For next season we will build a stronger Roma”. To do this, at least one player per department will be needed, and there are many names in circulation. The first is one of last night’s opponents, that is Marcos Senesi of Feyenoord. The Argentine defender has his contract expiring next year, in June 2023, and therefore could arrive with an investment of a dozen million. In attack, then, the Portuguese Gonçalo Guedes of Valencia has long been liked, also with the contract expiring in 2023, but with a much higher cost.

Direction objective

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But it is above all in midfield that Mourinho wants weight reinforcements. For some time, therefore, the name of Matic has approached the Giallorossi universe, given that in June he will close his adventure in Manchester United as a free agent. The Special One, however, wants an extremely reliable role director. In this sense, it is a choice that cannot be mistaken and so there are many names that swirl. They range from the evergreen Granit Xhaka of Arsenal to Douglas Luiz of Aston Villa up to players closer to our latitudes such as Jerdy Schouten of Bologna or Maxime Lopez of Sassuolo, who however has a physical deficit that does not allow him to be preferred.

Renewals

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But building also means shoring up the foundations. So we will start again immediately even from those renewals that were specifically left at the end of the season. They range from that of Cristante to that of Zaniolo. And we are talking about two players who have appeal on the market and who for this reason, in the presence of important offers, could also be sold. Let us not forget, in fact, that the new rules passed by UEFA require a reduction of revenues to 70% in three years as regards the amount of wages, and in this sense there is a long way to go. Having said that, however, a lot will be invested. The extension of Gianluca Mancini will immediately become official, while in Trigoria they are also optimistic for what concerns the renewal of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, due to expire in June, despite Inter are pressing for a zero parameter of his quality. Moral: Pinto wants to keep his word. The Rome that is born will be stronger than that of Tirana.