Roma soccer market, three renewals create apprehension

If it were up to the players, the signatures would probably have already arrived. Paulo Dybala, Lorenzo Pellegrini and Zeki Celik, currently linked to Roma until June 30, had already begun discussions with former sporting director Massara. The groundwork for renewal had been set and the parties had come close to an economic agreement. Subsequently, however, the process came to a halt, not because of a lack of will, but because the club has not yet identified the manager who is to take over and conclude the negotiations opened in the last weeks of May.

Among the first issues that the future sporting director will have to deal with there will be precisely that related to the renewals of the three players. A two-year deal is ready for Dybala, while Pellegrini and Celik are expected to extend for three more seasons. The Argentine striker would be willing to reduce his salary significantly, from 8 to 2.8 million euros annually, while the Giallorossi captain would see his salary drop from 6 to 3 million. Different is the situation of Celik, who could instead get a small upward adjustment.

Once these dossiers are settled, attention will shift to Gianluca Mancini and Bryan Cristante. An agreement in principle had already been reached for both of them to extend their respective contracts, currently expiring in 2027, until 2029 with an option for one more season until 2030.