D’Ubaldo: “Soulé a bargain but Roma still behind rivals”

TMW Radio

Guest of TMW Radioduring Transfer Market and Retreatswas the journalist Guido D’Ubaldo.

Soulé, who’s making the real deal?
“Since I understand that De Rossi strongly wanted Soulé, he knows how to integrate him. Baldanzi is an alternative, not a starter, we saw that last year too. While Soulé and Dybala can play together, even starting from the fact that with De Rossi Dybala has never finished a match, because he needs special management. Who’s making the deal? I think Soulé was the young player who stood out the most last year, especially in the first part. He dragged Frosinone towards the hope of saving themselves. Roma is making the deal, I’m surprised that Juve, who discovered this talent, are letting him go, even if for a significant sum”.

What do you expect from Roma’s transfer market now?
“I expect Dahl, then a striker, but also other operations. At the moment Roma is far behind the teams fighting for the Champions League”.

What do you think of Dovbyk?
“It’s a bit of a gamble, he scored a lot against Girona but it’s a gamble. Roma must rebuild their entire attack, they gave up on Lukaku who scored a lot anyway. Roma should at least hope to find an alternative that can guarantee their numbers. Even if it won’t be easy.”

Roma has shown the project for the new stadium. Will it be built by 2027?
“We are too close to this date, I see it as very difficult but I believe that yesterday’s meeting is the first concrete step towards the construction of the stadium. Now there is a project, a precise will to build it, and I believe this step forward can clear the field of rumors that want a step back. This desire of the Friedkins to invest in the club I believe is the signal that they want to do things seriously in Rome. And they are also demonstrating it on the market”.