TMW Radio
It’s time for The Editorial to TMW Radio and today the protagonist is the director Marco Piccari.
Soulé officially joins Roma and takes the number 18 shirt. Roma with many left-handers and an open right:
“It’s a market in which Roma is investing a lot, they have chosen this line. And then they are all investments that must give results immediately. We can’t talk about waiting but they must give everything immediately. They are important investments and therefore must bring results. Roma are choosing quality players, Soulé for example has one. The fans’ welcome seems excessive to me given the last year in which he stood out but then Frosinone were relegated. Roma didn’t snatch the player from Juve, but it was a choice of the Bianconeri. Dovbyk seems almost done, he is a very interesting striker but he didn’t do well at the European Championship. He comes from an important year with Girona, but Castellanos did too and we saw… He will have to prove he is a player worth 40 million”.
How do you rate the Lazio market?
“There is a lot of skepticism, he has lost quality but has gained freshness and physicality. I believe that the market is not over, at least two more players will arrive. There is great tension around the president and in the end the team always pays in these situations. Lazio had to change, the cycle was over, and for me it is right that Baroni has his chance. Then there was too big a problem regarding the choice of captain. Cataldi is a benchwarmer, he has never been at the centre of the team, why give the armband to him? A representative player like Zaccagni is chosen and it is right that way, right that Baroni decides based on his evaluation. It is a useless controversy, Cataldi is not at the centre of Baroni’s tactical project and therefore he cannot be nominated. There has been talk of nothing for days and it seems absurd to me. It is a controversy created on purpose to create further tension. I believe we need another striker or someone with imagination. James Rodriguez? He is terminating his contract with San Paolo, he earns 4.5 in salary and is tall for Lazio. For me, however, an agreement can be tried. It seems strange to me that in the path of a young line they are focusing on him”.
Naples, Osimhen still blocked:
“Osimhen is strong, either he’s there or he’s not. The same goes for Lukaku. Conte absolutely wants to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. I read about a swap with Chelsea for Lukaku, for me it would be a good thing if he wants it. The situation is surreal, we know how important it is for Conte to have someone in that role to work on right away. The player’s wishes must be respected, but Conte has to prepare for a season and he finds himself in this situation. It’s not easy to resolve this problem”.
Monza, Navas skips. Goalkeeping situation is also complicated for the other teams:
“There are so many uncertainties and it’s not the right way to start. It’s a market that’s too long, which doesn’t benefit anyone. I would go back to the way it was in the past, everything closes on July 1st. It’s very funny when fans ask for big names, but it means being detached from reality, because if you have to fit things together it means that the money is no longer there. Today the value of a sporting director is not in buying but in being able to sell and then do the market”.
Juve, first offer for Koopmeiners but it is far from the 60 million requested. And Nico Gonzalez also appears for the two:
“I imagine an Atalanta closed in its strong position, but Giuntoli will do everything for Koopmeiners and give him to Motta. Nico Gonzalez, we’ll see what he does. I don’t think Juve can do anything wrong to Atalanta, I expect a joint-blow on Koopmeiners, maybe towards the end of the transfer window”.
And the controversy returns for that Perugia-Juve match in 2000 after Melli’s words:
“Something went wrong at the end of the championship, Lazio had a great championship, Juve collapsed at the end. The play-off would have been fair, but that match in Perugia was not regular. If it had happened to Lazio, who knows what would have been said”.