It’s been a relatively quiet transfer window for Roma, who spent the month of January dealing with some internal conflicts. Nonetheless, the capital side has suddenly picked up the speed in the last days before the closure of the market. Although the expected swap deal with Inter involving Alexis Sanchez and Edin Dzeko is the talk of the town, Bryan Reynolds and Stephan El Shaarawy are also expected to arrive at Roma very soon.
The American youngster was on the cusp of joining Juventus – who were planning on sending him on loan to Benevento – but the right back’s move to Turin was delayed as he was waiting to finalize the procedures related to his passport.
In the meantime, the Giallorossi pounced on the situation and used the loss time to convince the player and his club – FC Dallas – to shift his destination to the Italian capital.
According to Calciomercato.it, Reynolds will be expected to fly to Italy on Friday to complete his medicals prior to finalizing his transfer to Roma.
The report believes that the American will arrive on an initial loan deal with an obligation to buy for 7 million euros.
On another note, a familiar face is set to complete his return to the eternal city.
TuttoMercatoWeb reports that El Shaarawy has completed his quarantine period after testing positive for Covid-19, and will therefore be set to complete his medical tests between Friday and Saturday.
The former Milan attacker is set to leave Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua and make his return to Serie A in the hopes of winning a place within Roberto Mancini’s Italy squad for the European Championship which will be held this summer.
Coach Paulo Fonseca should be pleased with Tiago Pinto’s three upcoming signings, as the new sporting director is looking to stamp his mark on the Giallorossi squad.