Roma, Tiago Pinto gets off the hook on Jose Mourinho and the market

Tiago Pinto gets unbalanced

Tiago Pinto, speaking with 'Sky Sport' on the sidelines of the Europa League match between Roma and Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday evening, answered questions regarding the near future of the Giallorossi club, starting with prospects related to the January market and then moving to the future of José Mourinho.

"It's clear that we are a little bit in trouble in defense,‖ he admitted.

We still don't know when Smalling will be back, while Kumbulla has started training with the team again. N'Dicka's departure for the African Cup of Nations will create some problems for us, we have to do something at the market level but there are many stakes at the level of Financial Fair Play as well as the economic management of the company'".

On the meeting between Mourinho and the top management of the company to discuss the future of the Portuguese coach, the compatriot è was clear: "They might even spend the New Year together – he began, smiling -, but these are internal matters that we will not talk about publicly. We will see what will happen; but in my head è everything is very clear".

Tiago Pinto è at Roma from the middle of the 2020/21 season, having arrived to his current position in January 2021. Previously è he was sporting director of Benfica, from July 2017 to December 2020. As d.s. of the Giallorossi, he won the Conference League in 2022 and came close to success in the Europa League in 2023.