Gasperini said in Bologna that he knows how to strengthen Roma. The Friedkins have given him full power, so it’s likely they’ll do everything to please him.
So, it will start with the attack, the unit Gasperini cares about most, and which he’s always said is the most important part of his teams.
And in the current attack, there are only two certainties for next season. One is obviously Malen, the other is Soulé.
All the other forwards in the current squad are destined to leave.
Zaragoza and Ferguson will return to Bayern and Brighton, Venturino is involved in the Baldanzi issue, but even if he were to stay, he’d start from the back, just like Vaz.
El Shaarawy is also out, and likely Dovbyk as well.
Thus, writes La Gazzetta dello Sport, the first name on Gasperini’s mind is Antonio Nusa, the Norwegian attacking midfielder from Leipzig, whom Roma has attempted to approach in the past.
An exact match with the profile outlined last summer by Gasperini, when Sancho, Fabio Silva, and Etcheverri were all long-time targets for that role.
Nusa is a man with pace, dribbling, sprinting, and initiative—all qualities Gasperini seeks in his striker.
Nusa is expensive, between €35 and €40 million, and snatching him from Leipzig won’t be easy.
