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Ranking Roma’s Youth, #9: Antonio Arena
With the amount of big-name, high-end U23 talent signed by Roma in recent seasons to fill out the first team, it’s easy to forget about some of Roma’s talent in the academy setup. The most notable of those Primavera players is 17-year-old striker Antonio Arena, who enters his second season with the Giallorossi. Arena burst […]
Lorenzo Pellegrini Set to Extend Roma Stay Through 2027
While many Roma fans remain frustrated with the club’s inability to sign a new left-winger, Gian Piero Gasperini and Sporting Director Tony D’Amico have done well to recruit a few key signings. Armed with a new complementary striker (Santiago Castro), a promising young center-back (Konstantinos Koulierakis), and the impending addition of an attack-minded wing-back (Nahuel […]
Ranking Roma’s Youth, #10: Mattia Mannini
During yesterday’s primer for our Top 10 U-23 countdown, we reflected on the lessons learned from 12 years of ranking the best youth players the Giallorossi have to offer. While these lists have featured star players like Alisson Becker, Mohamed Salah, and Riccardo Calafiori, they’ve driven home one important fact: there’s a fine line between […]
Roma Advance Talks for Atlético Madrid’s Nahuel Molina
Roma has thrown us a few curveballs this summer. While the club has thus far balked at spending record-breaking sums on a new left-winger, they barely batted an eye before dropping €35 million on Santiago Castro, who will ostensibly serve as backup striker behind Donyell Malen (though there are permutations where they can play together). […]
Ranking Roma’s Youth: The Honorable Mentions
If it’s August at the Chiesa di Totti, that can mean only one thing: It’s time for our annual U-23 countdown. This late-summer rite of passage began 12 years ago as a way to mirror the baseball prospect lists I comb through each spring. While our U-23 countdown hasn’t always produced global superstars, it has […]
Ranking Roma’s Youth, 2026: A Top 10 U-23 Countdown
Ranking Roma’s Youth, #10: Mattia Mannini Ranking Roma’s Youth: The Honorable Mentions
From Greek Tragedies to Manolas Magic: Ranking Roma’s Hellenic History
Roma recently welcomed its tenth Greek player: defender Konstantinos Koulierakis. Will he unleash his inner Manolas, or are we in for another Greek Tragedy like Tsimikas? Let’s take a look at his predecessors in the Eternal City. Ah, Greece. Sun, sea, hundreds of islands, friendly people, sirtaki, great olive oil, ouzo, pita, lamb dishes. I’m […]
Roma Increase Bid for Givairo Read as Deal Edges Closer
Now that the signings of Santiago Castro and Konstantions Koulierakis (I spelled it without Googling!!) were made official last week, not to mention the impending departures of Angeliño and Marash Kumbulla, Roma’s transfer market has finally shifted into gear. While we’re painfully aware of the club’s long-standing vacancy at left wing, where Antonio Nusa remains […]
From Giallorossi Yorkshire to Chiesa di Totti: Meet Samuel Bannister
Once Roma secured third place last spring, officially ending their almost decade-long Champions League drought, we immediately shifted into silly season mode. Apart from a brief World Cup interlude, we’ve spent the past three months speculating about Roma’s transfer plans: Who would they sign? How much could they spend? Who would they have to sacrifice? […]
Roma Eye Rising Torino Talent Alessio Cacciamani
With Santiago Castro already joining his new teammates at Trigoria and the club’s second signing, Konstantinos Koulierakis, waiting in the wings, the club has been free to focus on its desperate pursuit of RB Leipzig’s Antonio Nusa. The €60 million Norwegian winger is reportedly keen to join the Giallorossi, but given the €15 million gap […]
Antonio Nusa Wants Roma—Now It’s Up to Leipzig
There is no denying that Roma has a certain allure that other clubs can’t match. Despite the trials and travails they face each summer, Roma remains an attractive destination for up-and-coming footballers. As one of the crown jewels of Western civilization, the city of Roma sells itself, while the merits of Gian Piero Gasperini’s brand […]
Roma Should Be Building Around Soulé & Ghilardi—Not Selling Them
For years, Romanisti have begged the club to think beyond the next balance sheet, and to shirk Financial Fair Play if possible. I’ve personally dreamed of the day where management would stop treating every promising young player as a financial asset waiting to be cashed in and instead build a squad capable of competing together […]
Roma Targeting Feyenoord Right-Back Givairo Read
After the signing of Santiago Castro and the full agreement for Konstantinos Koulierakis with Wolfsburg, Tony D’Amico continues to move quickly in the market. This time, he’s hot on the trail of a new right back to help fill the void left by the departures of Zeki Çelik and Kostas Tsimikas and the impending farewells […]
Official: Roma Signs Santiago Castro
In a summer where Roma spent weeks chasing unrealistic or unseemly targets, it’s only fitting that their first official signing was also delayed. Nearly a week after word spread that the Giallorossi had reached an agreement with Santiago Castro, the now-former Bologna striker was officially unveiled as the latest member of Gian Piero Gasperini’s merry […]
Endrick Pursuit Could Reshape Roma’s Attack
With less than a month before the new season begins, Roma’s attack is, well, not exactly taking shape, but starting to gain clarity. While we wait for Santiago Castro’s €35 million move to the club to be made official, Tony D’Amico and Gian Piero Gasperini continue to work the phones to broaden Roma’s options in […]
Across the Romaverse, #235: Castro Arrives, Winger Rumors, Inflated Prices & More!
It was a long two months of rumors in the Romaverse with no actual signings, but Roma has finally landed a new weapon for Gian Piero Gasperini’s attack. No, it isn’t Mason Greenwood, Alejandro Garnacho, Crysencio Summerville, or any of the other left wingers the Giallorossi have been linked to over that time. Instead, it’s […]
Roma Close in on Unexpected Deal for Konstantinos Koulierakis
After locking down a deal for Santiago Castro, it was expected that all of Tony D’Amico’s efforts would turn back to finding a left wing that Gian Piero Gasperini has been yearning for. However, it appears that the next Giallorossi signing for the time being won’t be Antonio Nusa or Abde Ezzalzouli to fill that […]
Ranking Roma’s Youth, 2026: Fan Vote!
Every year since 2014, we’ve compiled a list of the best and brightest U-23 talents working their way through Trigoria. From smash hits like Riccardo Calafiori to Roma mainstays like Lorenzo Pellegrini and even turncoats like Alessio Romagnoli, we’ve covered the full range of potential outcomes over the past 12 years. We’ve been doing this […]
Martina Piemonte Returns to Lead Roma’s Next Chapter
In our spare time, I’m sure we all love to play armchair Director of Sport. Whether it’s on Football Manager, EA FC, or simply in our minds, building a squad from scratch and watching it blossom is one of the best parts of being a fan. However, unlike North American sports, where expansion teams occasionally […]
Nusa Opens to Roma. Can Leipzig Be Convinced to Sell?
With the addition of Santiago Castro, Roma will give Gian Piero Gasperini another exciting weapon for his stable of forwards and give the Italian manager a viable alternative to Donyell Malen at striker. However, throughout the summer, the most prominent position in the Roma rumor mill has been a left winger. And the addition of […]
Reports: Artem Dovbyk to Join Bologna on Loan
After weeks of toiling away on the transfer market with nothing to show for their efforts, Roma is on the verge of completing a double-barrel deal with Bologna. Rather than going whole hog on a flashy winger, the Giallorossi decided to take a more sensible route, spending “only” €35 million to acquire Bologna forward Santiago […]
Forget the Wingers: Roma Are Closing in on Santiago Castro
Don’t look now, but Roma may be on the verge of making an honest-to-goodness transfer. The kind where they give legal tender to another club to purchase an actual footballer—imagine that! Kidding aside, after a frustrating month spent chasing Mason Greenwood and Crysencio Summerville, failing in their attempt to find a new left winger, the […]
Kerem Aktürkoğlu Emerges as Roma’s Latest Attacking Target
At this point in the summer, with less than a month to go before the new season begins, I suspect my Roma routine isn’t too different from yours: I wake up, crack a few eggs for breakfast while the coffee percolates, and pray there are new transfer rumors to discuss. No offense to Niccolo Tresoldi […]
Roma Turn to Jamie Gittens as Search for Winger Continues
From gas to eggs and everything in between, inflation is wreaking havoc on the cost of living in every corner of the globe. Football clubs aren’t immune to these rising costs either. Take, for example, Roma’s pursuit of a new left winger for Gian Piero Gasperini’s attack. It’s probably unfair to compare the rising costs […]
Said El Mala Emerges as Nusa Alternative
Sooner or later, Tony D’Amico will deliver a new attacking signing to Gian Piero Gasperini. The question is: How far down his list of targets will he have to go to land a new weapon for Gasperini? With Mason Greenwood heading to Turkey, Alejandro Garnacho to Aston Villa, and Crysencio Summerville to Saudi Arabia, the […]
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