Why the Friedkins chose Gasperini: the blueprint for profit-driven football
Club News·30 April 2026·3h ago

Why the Friedkins chose Gasperini: the blueprint for profit-driven football

Source: Forza Roma

Gian Piero Gasperini's appointment as Roma head coach represents the Friedkin Group's ambition to replicate the success model he built at Atalanta. Under Gasperini's leadership, Atalanta generated over €750 million in player trading revenue between January 2017 and summer 2025, averaging €85 million per season while simultaneously climbing the Serie A table and winning the Europa League. The club's revenue quadrupled and profits surged during this period, transforming Atalanta from a mid-table side into a Champions League regular through methodical scouting and player management.

The Friedkins appointed Gasperini as the ideal architect to finally deliver Champions League qualification—a target that has eluded their ownership since taking control in 2020—and to unlock Roma's player-trading potential. This appointment follows a turbulent 2024–25 season marked by managerial instability. Gasperini's track record demonstrates how systematic investment in recruitment, coupled with shrewd squad turnover, can generate financial returns while maintaining competitive strength. The recent squad decision at Roma's training ground went in Gasperini's favour, with the Friedkins issuing an official statement reaffirming their backing for the coach and signalling the end of Claudio Ranieri's association with the club.

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Effetto Gasp: perché i Friedkin per la Roma hanno scelto Mister plusvalenze - Forzaroma.info Forzaroma.infoI migliori video scelti dal nostro canaleforzaroma rassegna stampa la gazzetta dello sport Effetto Gasp: perché i Friedkin per la Roma hanno scelto Mister plusvalenzela gazzeTTA DELLO SPORTEffetto Gasp: perché i Friedkin per la Roma hanno scelto Mister plusvalenzeROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 08: The AS Roma owner Dan Friedkin meets the coach Gian Piero Gasperini during the training session at Centro Sportivo Fulvio Bernardini on October 08, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Fabio Rossi/AS Roma via Getty Images)Ciò che è stato realizzato a Bergamo, in una simbiosi programmatica tra società e allenatore, ha attratto l'attenzione di Dan e Ryan Friedkin Redazione 30 aprile - 08:29 A Bergamo il modello Gasperini è stato messo a regime, grazie alle capacità della società nerazzurra in termini di scouting e gestione del player trading: oltre 750 milioni sono stati i proventi dal calciomercato registrati dall'Atalanta tra gennaio 2017 (Gasp arrivò nel luglio 2016) e l'estate 2025 (la sessione immediatamente successiva al suo addio), per una media di 85 milioni a stagione, scrive Marco Iaria su La Gazzetta dello Sport. Un "track record" unico, un modellodi successo ammirato in Italia e in Europa. Così l'Atalanta ha sviluppato un percorso industriale che l'ha portata a crescere sul piano sportivo ed economico, partendo dalla zona medio-bassa della classifica e arrivando a frequentare i giardini di Champions e a conquistare l'Europa League, con ricavi quadruplicati e una pioggia di utili. In tutto questo Gasperini ha recitato un ruolo cruciale. Ciò che è stato realizzato a Bergamo, in una simbiosi programmatica tra società e allenatore, ha attratto l'attenzione di Dan e Ryan Friedkin, che la scorsa estate hanno puntato su Gasp per un progetto a lungo termine, dopoil valzer sulla panchina giallorossa nella turbolenta stagione 2024-25. Il tecnico in uscita dall'Atalanta era ritenuto la guida ideale per centrare la qualificazione in Champions, finora sempre mancata dalla proprietà americana, e per valorizzare il capitale umano, consentendo alla Roma di azionare finalmente la leva del player trading. Non è un caso se la disfida di Trigoria, deflagrata qualche giorno fa, sia stata vinta da Gasperini, con l'azionista a ribadirgli piena fiducia nella nota ufficiale con cui è stato dato il benservito a un totem della Curva Sud come Claudio Ranieri. Leggi anche Rocchi parlava dell’Inter con un arbitro. I testimoni: “Aiutini e punizioni” Super tridente, è l’ora. Wesley alza il ritmo © RIPRODUZIONE RISERVATA

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