Two surprises born in the capital and now set to take flight. One hundred million at stake, and the future knocking at the door
Due pilastri all’estero: arrivano 100 milioni a Roma (Foto: Ansa) – serieanews.com
It has not been an easy season for the Roman teams. If for Lazio it can be said to have been an amazing season, despite some disappointments, Roma’s is coming to an exciting close, but it had really started out as a nightmare. Then Claudio Ranieri came in and put everything right, as only he knows how to do, but now we need to see how the year will end to draw conclusions.
Lazio at the beginning of the year would never have said they were in this condition at the end of April. Marco Baroni took charge of a team in refoundation and immediately accompanied it on safe paths. Europa League excellent even if it ended in a shambolic way, Champions dream still alive until the last corner, even if the competition is fierce.
On the other side of the Tiber, however, it was a different story. Roma began by stumbling, first with Daniele De Rossi, then falling ruinously with Ivan Juric. A nightmarish start, without identity or certainty. But even in the most desperate novels there always comes a turning chapter. And that is where Claudio Ranieri, the most Roman of saviors, showed up to rewrite the ending.
With him, Roma regained soul and points. It has been reborn, piece by piece, until climbing position after position. And to sign the most resounding feat: beating the leading Inter Milan at San Siro, returning to the fans a team to be applauded.
Isaksen e Koné, l’oro di Roma: in estate possibile addio a entrambi
On both sides there are players who have played a championship far beyond expectations. At Lazio, Felipe Anderson’s farewell seemed difficult to absorb, but the surprise solution was already in the house: Gustav Isaksen. A mystery object a year ago, a crack this year: not only goals (six) and assists (six), but a growing specific weight in the biancoceleste maneuver.
Isaksen e Koné, l’oro di Roma: in estate possibile addio a entrambi (AnsaFoto) – serieanews.com
In January, there was talk of a possible transfer for a low figure: we anticipated that Olympiakos wanted him for about 17 million euros. Today his price is skyrocketing: Tottenham has moved decisively and could spend up to 40-45 million euros. In the Lazio house they know it well: in front of such figures retaining the boy will become complicated.
At Roma, the parabola was almost mirror-image. A smart buy, fished out for less than 20 million from Borussia Mönchengladbach, turned into a star midfielder. Manu Koné. Grit, good feet, ability to bind the wards. And a maturity that has grown quickly, almost overnight.
It has not gone unnoticed, of course. Paris Saint-Germain has come forward, ready to put on the table a figure very similar to that which gravitates around the Lazio jewel. Forty-five, maybe fifty million.
Su Manu Koné c’è il Paris Saint Germain (AnsaFoto) – serieanews.com
From the parts of Trigoria they tell of a guy with a less clear head and trainings a little more distracted, as we have already told you. And so, perhaps, farewell could be the best solution for everyone. In a summer that promises to be fiery, Roma and Lazio could lose two valuable pieces, but with 40-50 million to spend each one can rebuild, and how.
In today’s soccer you also win by knowing when it is time to sell. And in Rome, this time, they seem to have understood this well.
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