After Francesco Totti and Daniele De Rossi – city of Rome has a new Prince.Of course, that nickname will always be reserved for Totti, but once again, La Lupa showed that she takes care of her cubs. This time, the negotiations did not go very smoothly, but fortunately for Jose Mourinho, who insisted on the agreement, 25-year-old Lorenzo Pellegrini extended his contract.It is signed until 2026, which was confirmed by the club, and the Italian media write that the buy-out clause, which amounted to 35 million USD and because of which the Romans could easily be left without a great midfielder, has been excluded. Liverpool and Tottenham were reportedly interested in bringing Pellegrini into their ranks.Late Locatelli strike rescues Juventus derby victoryAccording to an earlier writing by Corriere dello Sport, the new contract will make Pellegrini the second highest paid player of the team. With 4.6 million USD a year – only Tammy Abraham will be paid more (7 million USD)”I can’t imagine a better feeling than this. I am grateful to the club executives, sports director Tiago Pinto and the coach who consider me important for this club. I will try to regain trust every day on the pitch by giving 110 percent of my abilities and trying to progress,” said the captain of Roma from this season.Sun, 3/10, 19.00: (1.43) ROMA (5.00) EMPOLI (7.75)Pellegrini scored 27 and assisted 36 goals in 161 games for the club in which he took his first football steps. In the current season, counting all competitions, he has already scored six goals and recorded two assists in nine matches.The new contract will surely motivate him for today’s duel with Empoli at 7 pm at the Olimpico Stadium in the seventh round of Serie A. Roma is currently fourth on the table with 12 points, six less than the leading Napoli.
