Jose is used to the stars.

The coach’s requests are justified

Mourinho has worked with the best teams for almost 20 years: Chelsea, Inter, Real Madrid, again Chelsea, Manchester United and even Tottenham. After this luxury, which has become banal and mandatory against the backdrop of the tournament’s maximum commitments, to make available a squad whose protagonists, without a single untouchable Pellegrini, are Abraham dismissed from Chelsea (without detracting from the merits of the last season) and Zaniolo, survived two broken “crosses” (which is also, apparently, go to Juve) is a clear reason to be sad. Yes, the “Speciale” knew where he was going and hardly enjoyed the fantasies about Roma’s grand transfers, but still, if not grandiose, at least Mourinho’s transfers are needed to strengthen them. Otherwise, the public rinsing of judges and own players carried out by the Portuguese will continue in the new season, in which the Europa League awaits the Wolves.

In the summer of 2020 Roma was taken over by American billionaire Dan Friedkin, and the most notorious transfer under his rule was Tammy Abraham from Chelsea for 40 million euros, the purchase of Gianluca Mancini from Atalanta (21 million) and Jordan Veretu from Fiorentina (18 million). The current primary goal of the Roman club is clearly to enter the top 4 of Serie A, and whether their current squad is suitable for this goal is a rhetorical question. The cost of the composition of the same “Naples”, which flew between the top 3 – 467 million euros, “Rome” is estimated at 376 million Jose squeezed the most out of the available work year (6th place in the championship and victory in the Conference League), and perhaps barely exceeded realistic forecasts.

Now he needs at least a couple of players with a top level claim, and Friedkin manages to shell out, unless the club management is on fire with the idea of ​​eliminating at the expense of the young and ambitious or puffy like Klopp with Liverpool. for years, building a team brick by brick with no cash greetings. But Mourinho is not Klopp, and the current composition of Roma does not reach the level of the composition of Merseysides at the dawn of Jurgen. But the Portuguese is looking to offer offensive and spectacular football to his current team, with all his love for defense. And the status of Roma, which until 2019 has constantly flown into the top 3 of Serie A, speaks for itself. The fans want a change, but to expect cloudiness from the Juventus-style leaders and at the same time their own transcendental luck is a one-off idea and not for competent managers. But for competent decisions and actions, Rome seems to have it all.

In mid-July, Djalorossi had spent just € 7m on Lille right-back Mehmet Celik, taking 33-year-old Nemanja Matic from Lille Manchester United and young Benfica goalkeeper Mile Svilar. Perhaps it is too early to panic, as there is still enough time until the end of August, but usually everyone is familiar with the high-profile May-June transitions, and this practice has been bypassed by Rome. However, Italian mass media Corriere dello Sport is already trumpeting Mourinho disappointed by the club’s work on the transfer market and announces it openly. In this case, a specific person is called the savior of the situation.

Paolo Dybala

The 28-year-old Argentine, long termed as eternally talented and ambitious, and even spineless, left Juventus at the end of his contract. It was announced in May tips on the part of the management, the Bianconeri appeared already in March, so those who wished had enough time to prepare and process Paulo’s signing. Since the beginning of the spring, Inter had been defined as the main contender for the sale of Dybala, but by July the weight of the rumors about him had decreased. Then came Man United, Atlético and Arsenal. You can add a few more big names, but here the obstacle lies in the player’s requests, which, for a moment, it was highest paid player in Serie A for 2022 – 1.13 million euros per month. And in general, Dybala has no reason to lower the requirements. If you take away the superficial and contemptuous evaluations on this player, 90% of the top clubs will want him in the squad, but only 10%, it seems, will want to pay him more than the salary at Juventus. Well, or at least repeating it, but the Argentine’s agents obviously begin to deal with the maximum rates.

And after all Paulo, according to some insiders, should reduce Mourinho’s anger. It’s hard to imagine that Roma will tighten their belts on this player’s salary, even if anything is possible. However, according to these same sources, it is more likely that the Club of Rome will need a deal with the devil to convince Dybala’s side to move to their club. Or multimillion-dollar concessions from the player himself, who can’t find a new club and misses the start of the preseason. At the same time, agency fees also add weight to the pessimism, as owners prohibit spending more than 10% of the player’s salary on payments to player representatives. Mourinho, second mass mediahopes an exception will be made for Dybala. From the outside, the success of the negotiation with Roma for the hiring of Paulo, against the background of all the shades listed, acquires a dull color and is only possible thanks to the construction of a solid puzzle. But potentially this is just what Jose needs. At least from the point of view of a fan. And he doesn’t need Dybala, for whom Rome is a clear step back.

Items with Russian seasoning

From the positive for Mourinho, it seems, he will receive Isco, who has left Real Madrid. The press also called Andrea Belotti’s candidacy (he left Turin as a free agent). Allegedly, the coach has already spoken with the Italian forward, who is now awaiting a contract offer. Melkal and James Rodriguez, who now represent Al Rayyan. The Colombian wants to return to Europe and Roma are seen as one of the ideal options for a move. To replace the late Mkhitaryan, Goal found Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha for Roma – his value has dropped significantly, as he can become a free agent in a year. It is better to forget the nonsense about Cristiano Ronaldo and, moreover, they have almost disappeared from the reports, because the captivating information about Rome for the Russian fans was launched, surprisingly, not by Russian insiders, but by Italian ones.

On 12 July the well-known Gianluca Di Marzio announced that the Roman club was in talks with Atalanta for a possible transfer of Alexei Miranchuk. Subsequently, La Gazzetta dello Sport clarified that the Russian midfielder was only included in Mourinho’s shortlist, and the Romans’ priority is the signing of Mario Pasalic. In the field of the Bergamaschi, they said they had not received any proposal for Alessio from Rome. There is absolutely no value in all three, and Miranchuk can only appear at Jalorossi if the club is terribly unlucky in the transfer market, or rather, out of desperation. Alexey needs to move from Bergamo not to Rome, but to the conditional Verona or Salernitana. And for Jose Miranchuk, the lineup will definitely be no different from Shomurodov, who came loudly, but soon sat quietly and modestly on a bench.

The most probable and real is the arrival of Belotti, Hames and Zaha to Rome, if we are talking about more or less high-profile business. Is that enough for the evil Moura? Probably not quite. Roma need a big name and, if not Dybala, the club definitely needs to strive for Jose’s legend project.