After a perfect start to the season (six wins), Roma and Jose Mourinho have been experiencing a steep decline lately. Recently, the Portuguese expert publicly lamented that he needed reinforcements and already has four targets for the upcoming transfer window.
Not only is Mourinho dissatisfied with the quality of the team, but the football player of the “La Lupa”, Jordan Veretout, also said that it is necessary to strengthen the team.
- Roma is an ambitious project, which cannot be built while you are cracking your fingers. It takes time, but also reinforcements for progress – the Frenchman pointed out.
The Roma administration heard a public appeal, so in January, according to the Italian media, they will try to fulfill some of the wishes of the Portuguese.
Just as he chased Arsenal’s midfielder Granit Xhaka all summer, whose transfer eventually failed, so Mourinho will primarily want to strengthen the midfield this winter as well.
The first name on the list is Chelsea football player Ruben Loftus-Cheek who the “special one” knows since the period when he led the current European champion.
Given that Loftus-Cheek is increasingly in Tuchel’s rotation, the big question is why would an Englishman move to Rome at all?
That is why a reserve variant is ready in the form of Tottenham midfielder Harry Winks, who, unlike Loftus-Cheek, does not have such a role among the “spurs”.
Allegedly, Mourinho’s biggest wish is Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Denis Zakaria, who will become a free agent in the summer.
However, there is a huge interest in him from the clubs from the Premier League, and Roma will also find it a little harder to reach him. The idea is to offer Monchengladbach some symbolic compensation, although it is also on a long stick.
The last name on Mourinho’s wish list is his compatriot from Manchester United, Diogo Dalot. The Portuguese played very well in Milan last season but returned to England this summer.
He also has no role with Solskjaer and will be very happy to move to Italy. Especially because Mourinho wants to disperse the American Brian Reynolds, who covers the same position, so Dalot would fight for a place in the starting 11 with Karsdorp.
It remains to be seen who the Roma administration will deliver to Mourinho as a gift for the New Year holidays…
