The two Roman clubs are in difficulty in the January transfer window. Those who have the money (Rome) are slow to invest it and those who have had the green light after the (summer) stop are for now selling the best ones
One has chosen to remain silent to avoid saying what he thinks. The other explained with determination what he expects from the next few weeks and, for now, he is happy with his president’s first moves. Gasperini And Sarri are experiencing a rollercoaster start to the winter transfer market session. Roma and Lazio would need help to continue on the path taken, the Giallorossi, or correct the aim of a bad season, the Biancocelesti: so far, however, they have had to settle for many words and few deeds.
Gasperini’s refusal to appear before the microphones after the victory against Lecce, explained by the club as a personal choice, came during hours of continuous discussions with the management and now with the ownership of the club. If it is true that in Salento the goals of Ferguson And Dovbykwho are very high on the list of starters during the winter transfer market, there is no doubt that Roma presented themselves at the lowest possible terms and risked weighing down the balance sheet of a month of December with 9 points in 6 matchdays.
Rome, the nervous silence of Gasperini
With the others racing for a place in the Champions League and the projected share of fourth place gradually rising (it is now a minimum of 72 points), there is reason to be nervous. Especially if the problems have been evident for months and solutions are slow. Gasperini needs fresh and tactically different forces in attack: he has been saying this since August and the promise to intervene has remained so for now.
There are two names on the table: Giacomo Raspadoriwhich sporting director Massara has defined as an ongoing negotiation but which for the moment continues to remain available to Atletico Madrid, including the long trip to Saudi Arabia, and Joshua Zirkzee who is having a bad time in Manchester but who has to deal with the change of manager. In short, times are getting longer and there are many things to do. The thread of dialogue between management and coach has never been interrupted, but the stomach ache in Trigoria is palpable and the silence in Lecce has simply brought it to the attention of even the most distracted.
Lazio, transfer window unblocked but Lotito sells the best first
The history of Lazio, however, is almost surreal. In the summer Lotito had the market blocked because it did not respect any of the economic and financial parameters required by federal regulations. He protested and shouted at the conspiracy, but the truth is that as soon as he had the opportunity to move he did so by selling. After Castellanosa striker who had little connection with Sarri but was still a double-digit player, here is the transfer of Guendouzi which goes to Fenerbache for around thirty million euros including bonuses.
It is possible that the profile of Petar Ratkova 22-year-old taken from Salzburg for around 13 million euros (half of those collected from the sale of Castellanos to West Ham) meets Sarri’s needs, but it is certain that the Lazio of January is very distant from the one described by his owner in the summer. The sensation is of a progressive weakening in the context of a square that has contested the patron for a long time.
We await reactions from Sarri, who in July was a gentleman who agreed to stay in Formello despite discovering late that he had to lead a project without a market. The other names circulating for the Biancoceleste strengthening campaign are those of the midfielder Fabbian and the attacking midfielder Daniel Maldini or, alternatively, Samardzic. Not everyone seems functional to the coach’s ideas, no one seems stronger than those who were sold for cash.
