Roma have not yet managed to find a solution how to hide their best players from Juventus and other rich people from the north of Italy, and as things stand, history could repeat itself this summer, given that the Old Lady is seriously targeting Nicolo Zaniolo. While leading people from Juventus are lurking like hyenas around the already besieged prey, in Rome they do not hide their indignation over the behavior of their player. Namely, in a recent interview with the Italian media, Zaniolo spoke about how he is impressed by the interests of big clubs, without mentioning Roma, with whom he has a contract until the summer of 2024 and whose leaders strongly want to continue cooperation with him.🚨🔥 To date, #Juventus are leading the race for Nicolò #Zaniolo.↩️ The 🇮🇹 player – expiring in June 2024 – could leave #Roma at the end of the season with an offer considered appropriate by 🟡🔴. 🐓⚽#Calciomercato #Transfers pic.twitter.com/vJJVHXbNM8— Rudy Galetti (@RudyGaletti) March 4, 2022 The situation has escalated so much that two Roma’s legends had to intervene. Francesco Totti and Giuseppe Giannini both talked about Zaniolo’s departure, and while “the Prince of Rome” spoke directly to Nicolo, trying to persuade him to stay at AC Roma, “the Prince of Rome before Totti’ spoke about the situation in the Italian media.“If he wants to stay at Roma, which is not a small team, he could say that he was happy with the interest from other clubs, but at the same this, he wanted to stay. Now, his words can be interpreted variously. I remember that Francesco Totti spoke to him a few days ago, giving him advice on how to get the best out of his stay at Roma. Perhaps, Zaniolo didn’t listen to him. If it was up to me, I’d make him a cornerstone of the team” Giannini told Il Corriere dello Sport.It would be delightful to see De Ligt at Stamford BridgeOn the other hand, the player’s entourage insists that Zaniolo was promised a contract extension in January, but the offer never materialized.“If this is true, it means that the club is not convinced about keeping him. Perhaps, everyone has agreed on parting ways. In that case, they should move on. I’d sign a player with creativity. Someone like Paulo Dybala would replace Henrikh Mkhitaryan or Lorenzo Pellegrini when needed” said Giannini.(3.50) VELEZ (3.30) RIVER PLATE (2.15)On the other hand, Juventus is already very experienced in such situations. The ‘Old Lady’ always insures that the player wants to come, before taking any actions. The Roma are currently offering 30,000,000 euros, plus Weston McKenna, which does not satisfy the leaders of Roma. The Romans originally demanded 60,000,000 euros for their player, and according to Gazeta delo Sport, the compensation has now increased to 80,000,000 euros. The Romans obviously do not want to capitulate in this way, but they will try to keep the naughty player at any cost.
