Serie A market: Giacomo Raspadori returns after 6 months flop in Spain

Lazio and Roma are desperately looking for a new center forward: the biancocelesti might soon say goodbye to Valentín Castellanos, who is requested in the Premier League especially by Sunderland (which is also evaluating Santiago Gimenez), the Giallorossi, on the other hand, have several problems. The club definitely expected more from Artem Dovbyk, who has so far collected just 2 goals and 2 assists between all competitions, and Evan Ferguson’s experience is proving to be a fiasco. There were high expectations on the Irish center forward, who instead is failing to prove his worth on the field and has failed to establish a good feeling with Gian Piero Gasperini.

Ernesto Villa

The two Capitoline clubs have set their sights on the same player for the January market: Giacomo Raspadori, currently with Atletico Madrid. In the summer, the Colchoneros shelled out more than 20 million euros to sign him but so far the former Napoli man’s Spanish experience is proving very disappointing: he has played just over 300 minutes between La Liga and the Champions League and has collected 1 goal and 2 assists. Raspadori is having several difficulties settling in the new country and could accept a return to Italy as early as the next market session. Lazio and Roma are interested and would like to sign him on loan with a buy-back option at the end of the season.

In Roma strategy, Giacomo Raspadori is Plan B to the’main target: Joshua Zirkzee. The Dutchman is fed up and disappointed with his experience at Manchester United and definitely wants to move in January to convince Ronald Koeman to bet on him for the upcoming World Cup. The young striker did very well in Italy with the Bologna shirt, then the move to the Red Devils turned out to be a flop: the player plays little and is often the focus of criticism from English fans. Certainly more was expected from Joshua Zirkzee but the overall performance of Ruben Amorim’s team certainly does not help him to express his qualities.

On the trail of the Dutch center forward there&#8217s also AC Milan, looking for a new striker to please Massimiliano Allegri: Cristopher Nkunku is clearly lagging behind in condition and Santiago Gimenez is not convincing at all. To sign a new striker, however, the Rossoneri must first free up a position and Gimenez is the main candidate to say goodbye: they like him in the Premier League and recently Boca Juniors also sounded out the feasibility of the Mexican’s transfer. The Argentinians are considering a loan with a redemption option linked to individual and team performance.