LATEST NEWS FROM AS ROMA – Four signings, almost no impact. That, in a nutshell, is the balance of Roma’s winter market under Florent Ghisolfi. The French sporting director, who arrived in Trigoria with the label of talent discoverer, packed a January session that should have given Ranieri good and fresh alternatives for the final rush. The reality is that, months later, the coach finds himself having to squeeze the same ones again and again, without being able to count on real replacements. And not by technical choice, but by lack of added value.
Salah-Eddine arrived amid general skepticism and confirmed this with his invisibility: never really in the running for a place, never really inside the rotation. Same for Gourna-Douath, young but impalpable, who collected benches and sporadic appearances without leaving a trace. Gollini, taken to give experience and solidity between the posts, has been seen only in photos: always second in the hierarchies, never useful to the cause in a concrete way.
Rensch’s case is slightly different: a few excerpts, a few starting appearances, but never a real rise. The Dutch fullback alternates between ups and downs, never giving the feeling that he can become a permanent starter. Result? Ranieri continues to focus on who was already there, with a squad that ended up thinning out at the most delicate moment of the season.
Despite the disappointing results of the buying campaign, no signs of imminent change are filtering through. Ownership seems intent on confirming confidence in Ghisolfi, or at least no intention to tack on a new sporting director has emerged. A sign of continuity? Perhaps. But also a risk, considering that there is less and less time to relaunch Roma, and bad choices pay off.
