Not an easy time for Lorenzo Pellegriniprotagonist of a not brilliant start to the season with the Rome and fresh from the expulsion with the Italy shirt which somehow started Belgium’s comeback in the last Nations League match. It seems like a lifetime has passed since October 2021, when he signed a contract renewal until 2026 in the first months of a closed season, lifting the Conference League as captain.
His performance is far from that shown in the 2021/22 season, which ended with 14 goals and 8 assists. From then on, a relationship that did not end in the best way with Mourinho, later shining only in the first outings with De Rossi on the bench and then not being there with the advent of Juric. More shadows than lights therefore: a sobering situation, a year and a half after the contract expires.
As reported by Corriere dello Sportat the moment there are no signs for a further extension. The club did not make itself heard, but the player’s entourage did not move in this direction either. A silence which, combined with the constant groans of the Roma fans towards him, makes noise. Only time will tell whether the time has come for Pellegrini to try a new experience.