Roma has unlocked itself on the market. The signing of Paulo Dybala as free agent seems to have given the green light to a series of possible incoming operations, which can strengthen at least numerically the squad available to José Mourinho. The Portuguese coach wants a greater depth of squad, which can also match a fair amount of experience. And the names of Zagadou and Wijnaldum respond to this need. These are the profiles on which Roma is working: if, however, Zagadou seems more accessible to take, Wijnaldum is more complicated to entrust to Mourinho.
Roma, very strong interest in Zagadou: contacts with the defender started
Roma intends to strengthen the backlog with a defender who can be cheap and, at the same time, particularly ductile. Dan-Axel Zagadou fully corresponds to this identikit. The footballer, born in 1999, grew up in the youth teams of Créteil and Paris Saint-Germain, before joining Borussia Dortmund. This is where his first experience as a professional player took shape. This parenthesis turned out to be quite long, since it lasted for 5 years. From 2017 until the end of this season, Zagadou managed to play 85 times, scoring 4 goals, among other things all scored in the Bundesliga.
The numbers are decent, but they could have been higher, if he had played the 83 games lost due to a constant series of injuries. There are 603 total days, in which he could not make his contribution to Borussia Dortmund. This fact makes us reflect and has also made the managers of Roma think, which, however, intends to burn the possible competition of Inter, to which the player has been proposed in recent days. In addition to Inter, there is also competition from Monaco who were almost about to close the deal and West Ham, who are looking for a replacement for the long-term patient Aguerd. The acceleration decided on Zagadou took place for two reasons mainly: the first is due to the fact that the 23-year-old defender is currently without a contract; the second consists in the rejection of the offer of 10 million euros, sent to Bragantino RedBull for Natan.
Rome, Wijnaldum demands too much
If the deal linked to Zagadou seems to tease Roma, as it is economically accessible, the situation regarding Wijnaldum is decidedly different. The Dutch midfielder is joined with PSG on a two-year contract that is very expensive.
And it is precisely this condition that hinders the possible negotiation. Wijnaldum is on the fringes of PSG and would like to change the air, but, to do so, he asks for a salary too high for Roma's coffers.
Written by Mohammed Ibrahim
