According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Roma will hold a transfer meeting at Trigoria, where sports director Toni D'Amico is seeking final signings as requested by Gasperini.

Roma is still pursuing a left winger, but time is running out. The club has five days to complete two contracts to strengthen the wings and get closer to their goal of "challenging Inter" in the Serie A title race. Gasperini is waiting, but not sitting idle; he has been putting pressure on the leadership in recent days, hoping the club will push harder, as Roma faces a challenging Champions League schedule ahead.

Limited Options

Roma will meet today at Trigoria to confirm how much budget remains to meet Gasperini's demands and reinforce the wings. Currently, especially in attack, the squad has few available players, even fewer after Venturino, El Shaarawy, and Saragosa departed. Mora leans more toward an attacking midfielder than a winger. Pellegrini is a temporary option, theoretically only a rotational player. Solér is accustomed to playing on the opposite flank, and moving him to the left would sacrifice his natural strengths.

The same applies to Dybala. Gasperini wants a winger who can attack defensive lines—in short, a player like Leão from his Atalanta days. For the fullback position, Gasperini has four options: Wesley, Molina, Rensch, and Lulli. Despite this player being favored by the coach, given his physical condition and Roma's congested schedule ahead, he is initially considered only a fifth-choice option.

Gittens Leads the Race

There are two strong candidates for the attacking position: Malik Fofana and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens. D'Amico's list also includes a third name, not previously revealed. The Belgian player is valued at just over 30 million euros. Roma is well aware of this, as the club had reached an agreement before August 15, even before Rodrigo Mora joined. The Portuguese player's arrival has tightened the budget and prompted the Friedkin family to temporarily shelve the Fofana deal.

Because this transfer's cost creates Financial Fair Play issues, negotiations have not yet restarted. Currently, Hull City is also eyeing the left winger from Olympique Lyonnais, but the English club could help Roma with a different deal. Today, Roma is expected to finalize a loan deal for Robinho Vaz, which will be a paid loan with a purchase option. This will free up a squad spot for Roma and give D'Amico more flexibility to execute another loan deal.

Therefore, Gittens is once again the frontrunner, and both technically and physically, he satisfies more than Fofana. So why hasn't it been completed yet? Because Chelsea wants to include a mandatory purchase clause for the English player. Gittens previously played alongside Malen at Dortmund. Yesterday, both sides made another push, and contacts will continue today, hoping to drive the deal forward thanks to the good relationship between the two clubs.

Reinforcing the Flanks

Meanwhile, Roma's sports director also needs to find a replacement for Ostervolde. The Dutch defender was sent back to Fenerbahçe due to significant concerns about his physical condition and because the Turkish club refused to renegotiate the contract terms. D'Amico doesn't necessarily need to find a left-back, as Gasperini often rotates fullbacks, similar to how he uses Wesley.

So the options are genuinely wider, but time is running out fast. Roma previously fancied Luiz Henrique, but Inter Milan never considered a pure loan. The same situation applies to Tottenham's Udogie. Salah-Eddine rejected Olympiacos, and if he leaves, Roma's operations will become easier. Currently, the club is primarily seeking reinforcements from backup players in the Premier League.

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