Rome Transfer Market: Alarm Bells Ring—Real Madrid Wants a Top Giallorossi Player

During this transfer window, Roma has significantly strengthened its squad with the signings of Santiago Castro, Rodrigo Mora, Konstantinos Koulierakis, and Nahuel Molina, in addition to the permanent signing of Donyell Malen. The Giallorossi ownership has opened its wallet to provide Gian Piero Gasperini with a squad tasked with building on the excellent form shown last season and advancing as far as possible in the Champions League.

However, there’s a problem coming from Madrid: according to As, Real Madrid is closely monitoring Manu Koné, and some representatives from the Spanish club were in attendance at Roma’s season opener against Fiorentina. José Mourinho could lose either Eduardo Camavinga or Aurélien Tchouaméni, and to fill the void, he’s considering the Giallorossi star.

Gian Piero Gasperini would prefer not to part with Koné, but it would be very difficult for the front office to turn down a substantial offer, especially considering the more than 120 million euros spent during this transfer window. If the Frenchman were to leave, the Giallorossi would have to decide whether to return to the transfer market or find a solution using the players already on the roster.

In their season opener, Roma crushed Fabio Grosso’s Fiorentina 4-0 thanks to a dominant performance by Donyell Malen (hat trick) and a goal by young Niccolò Pisilli. Gian Piero Gasperini said he was very satisfied with his team’s performance; in the next round, they’ll travel to Puglia to face Lecce: the match is scheduled for Monday at 6:30 p.m.