Roma market, there's more than one'hypothesis for attack reinforcement
Roma is approaching the winter soccer market session, which will come after the two important matches to close out 2025 against Juventus and Genoa, with a clear urgency: to reinforce an offensive department that so far has not guaranteed the necessary contribution in the goal area. Gian Piero Gasperini’s team struggles to find continuity under goal, and the numbers confirm it: the scoring haul is the lowest of the top ten in the league table, tied with Udinese: a limitation that is affecting the overall performance. That is why Frederic Massara is already working to identify a striker capable of making an immediate impact and changing the face of the team in the second half of the season.
The first name on the list remains that of Joshua Zirkzee, but negotiations with Manchester United are proving more complex than expected. Despite being on the fringes in Ruben Amorim’s rotations, the Dutchman is valued at 50 million euros by the English club, a sum the Giallorossi do not want to invest for a single player. That is why Roma is exploring more affordable alternatives. One of these leads to Beto, who could be part of a swap with Artem Dovbyk: the former Udinese player knows Serie A well and would guarantee an immediate impact, having shown on more than one occasion that he is ready for the Italian league.
Also among the options being monitored is Fabio Silva, a Portuguese striker with Borussia Dortmund. Bought in the summer for nearly 23 million, he has found very little space (just 350 minutes between Bundesliga, domestic cup and Champions) and could ask for a transfer as early as January. Roma is also looking to Brazil, where Corinthians’ Yuri Alberto is shining. The paulista club is experiencing an economically delicate phase and may be forced to sell some of its talents. The 2001-born forward, who grew up in Santos and has also passed through Internacional and Zenit, is liked by several European clubs, including West Ham, Sporting and Atletico Madrid.
Massara is also closely following Hellas Verona’s Giovane, one of the most interesting profiles to emerge in this Serie A. Arrived on a zero-parameter basis from Corinthians, the Brazilian has already collected 3 goals and 4 assists, attracting the interest of Inter and Borussia Dortmund. Of the market, however, Gian Piero Gasperini does not want to talk about the market, who in the press conference on the eve of Juventus v Roma preferred to focus on Paulo Dybala, whose 100 percent recovery, according to the Grugliasco coach, would be worth as a new acquisition of great value: “It is not a matter of motivation but purely physical” said the Roma coach.
“The question is that Dybala can be well, that he can run and kick in the best possible way: we always expect great things from him but we have to make all the necessary evaluations. Market? This is not the time to talk about it, we have to think first about the game against Juventus and then the next one, against Genoa” said Gasperini.
Roma, therefore, is moving on several fronts: the priority is to find a striker, but equally important will be to recover Dybala in the best possible condition to face the second half of the season, with the goal of remaining competitive on all fronts that see the Giallorossi on the pitch: Serie A, Europa League and Coppa Italia.
