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The Cult of Calcio

20 July 2026

With the World Cup now in the rearview mirror,

Roma

are bracing for

Manu Koné

to fetch significant offers, with

Manchester United

leading the pack. They have begun earmarking potential replacements,

La Gazzetta dello Sport

relays.

Gian Piero Gasperini recently confirmed that they’ll likely have to part ways with a centerpiece due to financial constraints and that the

deadline

has been postponed by a month. It now falls on July 31st. The

Giallorossi

’s preference would be to cash in on

Matias Soulé

. The offers for him have been lacking, though. He rejected a move to Saudi Arabia.

Roma value Koné at €55/60M, which would lead to a big ‘

plusvalenza

’, as he’s worth €12M on their balance sheets and is being tracked by

alongside Eduardo Camavinga and Alex Scott. Chelsea are after the midfielder as well. The

are keen on a

couple of players

under

BlueCo’s control

The capital club is keeping tabs on

Frank Kessié

and Khephren Thuram as a way to respond to Juventus swooping in at the last second for

Zeki Celik

. The latter could depart for €40M. They have also shortlisted Celtic’s Arne Engels, who has a €20/25M price tag, and Botafogo’s Danilo Santos. He was part of Brazil’s World Cup roster. His valuation is roughly €30/35M.

Gasperini has changed his tune after being determined about not losing anybody, but we’ll see whether the Frenchman will indeed be the one to go. Kessié would be a solid replacement for a couple of years, but they are strict with wages, which is a significant hindrance in this case. Eventually, they’ll need a muscular and defensive-minded contributor, given the traits of their other midfielders.

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