Maxime Gonalons was introduced as an AS Roma player by sporting director Monchi, here is an excerpt of their words:
Monchi begins: “Good morning. We are pleased and happy to be here today to present Maxime Gonalons. He is a very important player in European football, he has always been an objective for me, fortunately this year, there have been circumstances there to buy him. We are very happy and grateful for the interest shown by Maxime.”
Gonalons: “I apologize for not speaking Italian yet. I am very happy to be here, Roma is a great club. Things happened very quickly, I did not hesitate to choose this great club, I will do my best. I’ve already talked to Di Francesco. I know my role is a very important role for him, the Mister gave me a lot of confidence. When a technician gives you a lot of confidence, you have to return the favor give you best. The Italian league is very difficult, but I will try to express my qualities in the field.”
Monchi: “Yes Nainggolan will stay. The period of selling important players has come to an end, it is time to build the team in the market with options available to us. Defrel? There is still a big gap between offer and demand. There is no intention to buy players at higher prices than needed.”