Roma is swelling its Argentine colony.
The Giallorossi club hopes to welcome Leonardo Balerdi to the capital today. He would be the Albiceleste’s fifth player in the squad, joining Dybala, Soulé, Castro, and Molina.
Never before has Trigoria seen such a large group of foreigners. The 1999-born player holds dual citizenship (Argentine-Italian), so he won’t be playing as a non-EU player.
With Ziolkowski’s sale to Monza, the possibility of signing another central defender has arisen.
After pursuing Morato, with Nottingham Forest closing the deal on loan with an option to buy, D’Amico has accelerated his pursuit of Balerdi, capitalizing on Marseille’s need to raise funds due to financial problems.
Balerdi is expected in Rome today. As reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, the 1999-born defender will arrive in the capital on a loan deal (€2 million) with a conditional buyout option tied to appearances worth around €15 million. The Giallorossi, therefore, could pay just over half the fee requested last year to bring him to Trigoria.
Marseille, unlike what has been happening recently due to the need to sell, asked for €30 million (including easily accessible bonuses). The Argentine defender is expected to arrive in the city today to undergo the usual medical. The agreement runs until 2031.
