On Saturday, Roma drew 2-2 with Neom in a friendly before the start of Serie A. With still a few weeks left in the transfer window, intense work is being done to get the player cabal to work out. For the club from the Eternal City, there has been a lot of traffic in the direction of Manchester United.
The hyperactive transfer journalist Romano reported earlier this week that the Roma management is in talks with Manchester United about signing (in one form or another) of Jadon Sancho. The outcast winger is still out of pre-season pre-season. After months with the agent on continuous travel between Chelsea, Dortmund, Napoli, Juventus and more, the 25-year-old is still without a club. Now there are reports of another United player on the wish list of Roma management and coach Gasperini.
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Because according to Romano, Manchester United have received a request from the Serie A club for the signing of Tyrell Malacia, in addition to Sancho.
The Dutch international was brought in by Ten Hag in 2022, but never managed to establish himself. This was the left-back who was supposed to solve the pressured situation with Luke Shaw constantly on the injured list, Malacia himself ended up being long-term injured. Back from injury, he was supposed to get an “easy start” and test himself against Bodø/Glimt at Old Trafford in the Europa League in November 2024.
Easy, you said? Bodø/Glimt and Philip Zinckernagel toyed with the left-back, Amorim had nothing but to save the Dutchman from more humiliation by substituting him at half-time. In January, they were loaned to PSV, while United brought in teenager Patrick Dorgu to take charge on the left wing.
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PSV sent the 25-year-old back to United, without exercising the €10 million purchase option in the lease. In other words, not impressed enough with the deliveries to Malacia. Now it is Roma who see an opportunity and are negotiating with United about a solution.
