Rome, it’s the day of the closing: the new ds, the rumors about Pochettino and the market strategies, the Friedkin era begins | First page

Monday 17 August, a date to be marked in red with regard to the recent history of Rome: in the early morning, in fact, the decisive meeting will take place between the legal representatives of President James Pallotta and the next owner Dan Friedkin to officially sanction the handover. It will be the day of the closing, which will follow the signing of the preliminary contract for the sale of the club on 6 August and which will lead to the definition of the new yellow and red organization chart and the beginning of a new era.

NEW DS AND NEW COACH? – The first change with respect to expectations should be that relating to presidential chair which, despite what had leaked in the past weeks, should be occupied directly by Friedkin senior and not by his son Ryan, who will follow the last formal steps from the London offices before becoming an important link between the property and the team. As soon as the passage of Roma into the hands of the American entrepreneur will be defined, a series of fundamental issues for the sporting planning of next season and those to come must be addressed immediately. If continuity with the recent past is guaranteed at the management level with the confirmation of the CEO Guido Fienga, question marks remain the name of Petrachi’s successor as sporting director and consequently that of the coach, with Paulo Fonseca ending up in the dock for the failure to qualify for the next Champions League and the elimination from the Europa League at the hands of Sevilla.

THE RUMORS ON POCKET – In this sense, according to the latest rumors coming from the market circles and in particular from Spain, takes the name of Ramon Planes, who could be overwhelmed by the revolution taking place at Barcelona after the sensational 2-8 at the hands of Bayern Munich. The profile of Orta of Leeds also remains in the yellow and red orbit, while the candidacy of Juventus’ Fabio Paratici appears more secluded. Probably foreign sporting director e the next coach could also arrive from abroad, with rumors in some sensational ways coming from Barcelona, ​​which refer to the possibility of a landing of the former Tottenham Mauricio Pochettino in place of Fonseca.

THE MARKET – It is inevitable that the market in and out, with the priority represented by the permanence of the precious pieces of the rose, Pellegrini, Veretout and Zaniolo in the lead, the attempt to confirm Smalling (attention to the inclusion of Inter) after the excellent season that has recently gone to the archive and, an aspect that is anything but secondary, the sale of those players who do not fall within the company’s plans also for an economic issue: Pau Lopez, Fazio, Under, Kluivert, Diawara, Pastore and Perotti are all transferable players and even on Dzeko, who has a salary of 7.5 million net per season until 2022, careful assessments will be made. August 17, 2020, the new Rome is about to be born.

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