“In life, the things that matter never come easy.” He commented like that Chris Smalling his return to Rome, after weeks, months of negotiations. But eventually all the pieces of the puzzle fell into place and Paulo Fonseca had the much sought-after defender.
Negotiation – As mentioned, it was very complicated. Roma had already tried to keep the player back from the end of the championship. A bit like Inter did with Alexis Sanchez. But United has always made a wall. From there a new negotiation started, a new operation. New contacts with new players, but the agreement never seemed to come. It took a British blitz in recent days by Guido Fienga to unlock everything. With United who never gave up an inch on the overall valuation of 20 million euros. In the end, as often happens, the meeting took place halfway: Roma will pay 15 million fixed part for its card, to which a further 5 million bonuses can be added. To get to those 20 asked by the Red Devils. The final thrill, with the official announcement 2 hours after the market closed, was just the last act of a long and complex negotiation. But that ultimately led to the long-awaited white smoke.
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