Trigoria is not a supermarket, and under Gian Piero Gasperini’s plans, it is not about to become one. The new Roma manager has been placed at the center of the club’s long-term project by the Friedkin ownership, and despite UEFA’s looming Financial Fair Play deadline at the end of the month—which will bring to a close, after four years, the settlement agreement signed in 2022—there is no intention of selling off the team’s most valuable assets.
Recent reports have suggested strong interest from Inter Milan in Roma’s core group of players, including Manu Koné, Evan Ndicka, Gianluca Mancini and Matias Soulé, with potential player exchanges involving Carlos Augusto or Davide Frattesi. In reality, however, Trigoria has yet to receive even the slightest indication of a formal offer from the Nerazzurri.
The only concrete proposal to arrive in recent days came from Atletico Madrid, who submitted a package worth €45 million for Manu Koné. Roma’s response was immediate and unequivocal: no.
If Gasperini had his way, none of the starters who helped return the club to the Champions League would leave this summer. The objective remains reaching the required capital gains target without sacrificing the crown jewels of the squad.
According to Il Romanista the sale of Buba Sangaré represents an important first step, but there is still no complete clarity regarding the exact figure Roma must reach by June 30. Many observers estimate the target to be around €50 million in capital gains, though negotiations with UEFA headquarters in Nyon are being handled personally by club owner Dan Friedkin, alongside general secretary Lorenzo Vitali Lombardo and financial executive Richard Morrow.
Roma’s hope is to negotiate a settlement that would require approximately €35 million in capital gains, supplemented by a financial penalty. In that regard, several factors could help the club’s position: smaller player sales, the agreement reached with Basel regarding the Riccardo Calafiori sell-on clause, new sponsorship deals, and the expected €15-18 million windfall from the ongoing dispute with IMG over television rights.
All of these incoming revenues would ease the task facing incoming sporting director Tony D’Amico, whose official appointment is expected shortly after resolving the final financial details of his departure from Atalanta.
D’Amico is set to begin working alongside Gasperini on a project that includes contract renewals for Paulo Dybala, Lorenzo Pellegrini and Zeki Celik, while also pursuing significant additions to the squad
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