Roma Rumors & News

Managing Madrid "Real Madrid have decided to send Luka Jovic on a loan deal, according to a report from AS. Coach Zinedine Zidane approves the decision and AS Roma, Inter Milan and AC Milan are the three most likely destinations for the Serbian attacker, who will leave Madrid..." September 29

The Busy Babe "According to a shocking flurry of late tweets from Fabrizio Romano, Andreas Pereira is headed to Lazio a day after rumors surfaced over a possible move, while new reports of Chris Smalling to AS Roma and Diogo Dalot to AC Milan are also in the ether. As..." September 29

Managing Madrid "Real Madrid striker Borja Mayoral is close to joining AS Roma on a transfer expected to be around €10 million, according to a report published on Italian sportspaper Il Corriere Dello Sport. While Madrid appeared to be asking for around €20 million for the..." September 25

chiesaditotti "Paulo Fonseca has made no secret his desire to bring Chris Smalling back to the fold. Manchester United has made no secret their desire to land €20 million for the 30-year-old defender. And while AS Roma and Manchester United have been working on this deal for almost six months,..." September 25

We Ain't Got No History "Antonio Rüdiger, who did not feature in tonight’s win over Barnsley, looks like the one who will make way after the arrival of Thiago Silva led to one too many centre backs at Chelsea, and while Silva’s old club, PSG were initially mentioned as one of the interested..." September 24

We Ain't Got No History "As expected, Davide Zappacosta has returned to Italy, to play in Italy once again. Unfortunately, it’s just another loan for the Chelsea right back, who joins Serie A side Genoa CFC for the upcoming season. It's unclear if Genoa have the option to buy the 28-year-old former..." September 19

chiesaditotti "Roma's whirlwind of a week continues as it looks like the club have finally landed their striker of the present and future. After a week or so of tense negotiation with Napoli, not to mention a healthy amount of persuasion from Roma's brass to convince Arkadiusz Milik of..." September 18

Leicester Mercury "Leicester City look to have concluded their search for a new winger with the club close to bringing in Roma star Cengiz Under. City manager Brendan Rodgers has been keen to sign a creative player, and Turkey international Under looks set to be that man, with the loan-to-buy deal in..." September 17

chiesaditotti "When it rains, it pours, right? After over a month of transfer silence, Roma's market is ramping up with only five days before their opening round fixture against Hellas Verona. Not more than 90 minutes ago, we passed along word that Roma and Napoli had finally come to..." September 15

Chiesa Di Totti "When it rains, it pours, right? After over a month of transfer silence, Roma's market is ramping up with only five days before their opening round fixture against Hellas Verona. Not more than 90 minutes ago, we passed along word that Roma and Napoli had finally come to..." September 14

chiesaditotti "Serie A's striker merry-go-round continues to spin as we careen headlong into the start of the 2020-2021 season. All summer long, we've danced among Edin Dzeko, Arkadiusz Milik, Moise Kean and Luis Suarez rumors, with the future of all four strikers intertwined and dependent on..." September 11

chiesaditotti "When Roma broke the bank for Patrik Schick three years ago—to the tune of a club record €42 million transfer fee—expectations were sky high. Fresh off a break through season with Sampdoria, Schick was arguably the hottest commodity on the transfer market in the summer of..." September 09

Barca Blaugranes "Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas reckons that Barcelona will face competition from Serie A side Roma for Memphis Depay. Aulas spoke about the Dutchman on Sunday amid speculation that the Catalan giants are closing in on a move for the 26-year-old. " September 07

We Ain't Got No History "Davide Zappacosta, who spent last season on loan at Italian side, AS Roma, could return home for next season as well. While the 28-year-old will most probably not rejoin the Giallorossi due to the number of right backs the club already have at their disposal, fellow Serie A..." September 07

chiesaditotti "At this stage in the game, we've seen nearly every possible permutation in Roma's pursuit of Manchester United defender Chris Smalling. What was initially a one-year-why-the-hell-not loan of the 30-year-old defender soon became—thanks to his stellar play for Roma this..." September 05

London Evening Standard "Amadou Diawara's agent claims Arsenal are interested in the AS Roma midfielder, who is "pleased" by recent transfer links. Diawara, 23, has been linked with a move to Arsenal in recent weeks, with a potential swap deal involving Lucas..." August 31

chiesaditotti "It’s not easy being green Juan Jesus. After his arrival in 2016, he was never seen as an important piece of the puzzle, a pillar of our defense. With only 66 Serie A games in four full seasons, he was obviously never Roma's first choice. Four seasons, four..." August 30

Chiesa Di Totti "The Moise Kean to Roma rumor is the free stress ball of transfer rumors. You're at some bullshit work conference just biding the time until the free lunch arrives and then someone gives you the most generic piece of swag ever: the foam stress ball with corporate logos and some..." August 28

chiesaditotti "Remember last week when we bemoaned the stagnant state of the transfer market? Yeah, you can probably forget about that now. Once Roma officially changed hands on August 17th, the deluge of transfer rumors (and actual transfers) that we expected never materialized. Where last summer..." August 27

The Boot Room "Arsenal look ready to offer £27 million for Amadou Diawara, while Corriere dello Sport has suggested that a swap deal involving Lucas Torreira moving to Roma is also an option for the Gunners. Corriere dello Sport has suggested that Mikel Arteta is keen to sign Diawara..." August 27

Chiesa Di Totti "I would wager that if we were able to somehow analyze what words or phrases have appeared on CdT most since our inception,“full-back" wouldn't be too far behind “Totti”, “De Rossi” or “Roma Happened.” For as much as we've sang Totti and De..." August 26

Express And Star "Former Chelsea winger Pedro has joined Roma on a three-year deal, the Serie A side have announced. The 33-year-old World Cup 2010 and Euro 2012 winner left Stamford Bridge at the end of the campaign after spending five seasons with the club. During his time in London, Pedro..." August 25

The Boot Room "Arsenal have seen their chances of signing Roma midfielder Amadou Diawara increase after the Serie A side named their price for the player. According to the Express, Roma want to recoup £27 million for the midfielder and are keen to cash in as they look to go on their own..." August 25

Daily Mirror "  Chris Smalling is intent on rejoining Roma on loan from Manchester United next season and is willing to push for the deal, according to reports from Italy. The 30-year-old impressed during a season-long loan at Stadio Olimpico last captain, making 37..." August 21

Chiesa Di Totti "Today’s rumor mill is bound to churn around Juventus director Fabio Paratici’s decision to meet up with new Roma chief Ryan Friedkin and CEO Guida Fienga in London. It’s understood that Paratici isn’t being solicited for the sporting director job in Rome..." August 19

Chiesa Di Totti "When Roma signed Daniel Fuzato back in the summer of 2018, I'm sure I wasn't the only one who greeted the move with a shoulder shrug and an ambivalent “okay.” But, fresh off successive seasons with stellar play between the sticks—first with Wojciech..." August 19

Football Italia "Dan Friedkin became the new owner of Roma today, as he reportedly closed the deal with Jim Pallotta worth €591m. Il Corriere dello Sport reveals that the respective lawyers of the two parties were connected between Rome, London and Houston to close the..." August 17

Football Italia "Everton are the latest club interested in Roma full-back Alessandro Florenzi, joining Leeds United, Fiorentina, Cagliari, Atalanta and Juventus. The 29-year-old is admired for his versatility, able to play as a right-back, left-back, in midfield, on the wing, or as part of a trident..." August 17

Chiesa Di Totti "There’s movement on the goalkeeper front, as reports from Turin’s Tuttosport (via SiamoLaRoma) and Rome’s La Reppublica (via TorinoGranata) open up this week with the story that Salvatore Sirigu’s future lies at Roma for the 2020-21 season...." August 17

chiesaditotti "Yesterday, when ranking Roma's transfer values, we placed Cengiz Ünder into his own special little category alongside Justin Kluivert. Both players are tremendously talented and have as much potential as nearly anyone on the club not named Zaniolo, but, as out and out wingers,..." August 16

The Sun "MANCHESTER UNITED are demanding £20million for Chris Smalling this summer – with Roma still desperate to snap him up. The England defender, 30, returned to Old Trafford last week after his loan with the Serie A giants ended. He had become a huge favourite at the..." August 14

Chiesa Di Totti "Dan Friedkin's takeover of AS Roma is expected to become official as soon as August 17th, at which point the Giallorossi will officially begin the latest chapter in their nine decade history. Whether that chapter will include large scale sweeping changes to the organization..." August 13

Chiesa Di Totti "The rest of the footballing world may be diving headlong into silly season, but for Roma we're apparently on the precipice of scambia season. With leagues around the world facing a somewhat uncertain financial future due to the economic impact of the pandemic, we're seeing..." August 12

The Busy Babe "Inter Milan are reportedly interested in bringing Manchester United defender Chris Smalling to the San Siro. Antonio Conte plans on challenging rivals AS Roma for the English centerback’s signature in what would be about a £23 million..." August 11

Daily Mail "Republic of Ireland midfielder Jeff Hendrick is reportedly set to join Newcastle United. The Guardian claim he will complete a free transfer to St James Park after his deal at Burnley expired. Roma and AC Milan were among a number of Italian..." August 11

Manchester Evening News "Roma are ready to revive their interest in Manchester United defender Chris Smalling with the following a successful takeover of the club - according to reports. The 30-year-old joined the Serie A side on loan last summer and impressed during his debut season in Italy, with..." August 07

BBC "US billionaire Dan Friedkin has signed a deal worth 591m euros (£532m) to take over Serie A side Roma. "We look forward to closing the purchase as soon as possible and immersing ourselves in the AS Roma family," said Friedkin. It is anticipated that the deal..." August 06

Barca Blaugranes "Samuel Umtiti is not a big part of the Barcelona’s plans for next season’s squad and the club would be willing to let the player leave if the right offer arrives. And according to reports, that offer may come from AS Roma, who are the latest team to join the race for..." August 06

The Busy Babe "Chris Smalling’s loan spell at Serie A club, Roma will not be extended for the remainder of the team’s Europa League campaign after the defender spent the entirety of the 2019-20 season in the Italian capital. Smalling broke the news to fans on Twitter: " August 05

Sport "Samuel Umtiti isn't part of Barça's plans for next season and the club are doing everything possible to find him a new club. There are various offers on the table, some from the Premier League, but the options which convince Umtiti the most are from the Serie..." August 05

Evening Standard "Chelsea winger Pedro has undergone surgery after injuring his shoulder in Saturday’s FA Cup Final. The Blues lost the final to Arsenal 2-1 at Wembley and were struck down with a number of injuries during the match. One of those was to Pedro who,..." August 04

chiesaditotti "The Corriere dello Sport reports that Roma have agreed terms with Tottenham’s out-of-contract defender Jan Vertonghen. So far it’s only the CdS running with this story, so take it with caution, but could signal Chris Smalling’s Roma career is over..." August 02

AC Milan Offside "Vito Angele is reporting that AS Roma winger Cengiz Under has been offered to AC Milan for the upcoming transfer window after being vehemently linked last summer and winter. The Turkeyinternational has struggled to cement his place in the capital and..." July 31

Inside Futbol "Manchester United have knocked back an offer from Roma for centre-back Chris Smalling and are set to stick to their asking price for him.  Smalling has been on loan at Roma since last summer and is now considered by some to be one of the best centre-backs playing in..." July 28

Chiesa Di Totti "Nothing about Roma's dealings with English clubs this season has worked out the way we expected. When the club signed a trio of Premiership castoffs last summer, the prevailing wisdom was that Chelsea's Davide Zappacosta would be the best fit. After all, he was Italian, had..." July 27

We Ain't Got No History "Davide Zappacosta joined AS Roma on a half-season loan last summer with the understanding that if Reece James proved to be as good as we were all hoping, the older right back would not only get to stay in the Italian capital for the entire season, but would also get to stay there for..." July 25

HITC Sport "According to Corriere della Sera, Tottenham Hotspur are among the frontrunners in the race to sign Nicolo Zaniolo but the player is keen to stay at Roma. Zaniolo’s future in the Italian capital has been placed into question. A recent report from Corriere dello..." July 20

Chiesa Di Totti "The past decade of goalkeeping in Roma has been a grab bag of undersized overachievers and oversized underachievers. From Bogdan Lobont, Doni, Julio Sergio and Artur a decade ago to Marten Stekelenburg and Mauro Goicoechea in more recent seasons, Roma perfected the art of mediocre goalkeeping...." July 14

Chiesa Di Totti "Salmon returning to the site of their birth to spawn before dying. Swallows returning to Capistrano each spring. Canadian geese migrating south every winter. White people celebrating Cinco de Mayo. No matter where you look, we're surrounded by annual rites of passage, but when it comes to..." July 13

AC Milan Offside "MilanNews. are reporting that intermediaries for CA Talleres striker Nahuel Bustos meet with AC Milan's management on Thursday. The 21 year old striker has been watched by Milan and AS Roma for a few months now. The youngster has an 18 million euro release..." July 11