Alajbegovic's Move to Italy Gains Momentum as Napoli Leads Pursuit

Enzo Le Fée helped Sunderland secure Premier League survival with a 1–1 draw against Wolverhampton, triggering a €4 million bonus payment to AS Roma. The French midfielder, who departed Roma in January 2025 after six months marked by injury and poor form, joined Sunderland on a loan with obligation to buy (€800,000) conditional on promotion from the Championship. When Sunderland went up, they exercised the purchase option in June 2025 for €18 million. Roma's financial gain from the deal has grown substantially. Beyond the initial €18 million transfer fee and €2 million in appearance-based bonuses, the Sunderland survival bonus brings the total received to nearly €25 million—offsetting the €23 million paid to acquire Le Fée in summer 2024. Roma also retained a 10% sell-on clause for any future transfer, which could yield additional revenue if Le Fée moves again. Should the midfielder depart for a reported fee in the €35–40 million range, Roma's total windfall could exceed €27 million, representing a net gain of approximately €10 million after amortization on the original investment. Le Fée has been linked to Liverpool and other clubs in recent weeks.

Kostas Tsimikas will not be purchased by AS Roma at the end of his loan spell and will return to Liverpool, according to Reds manager Arne Slot. The Greek left-back's temporary move to the Giallorossi will conclude without the club exercising the option to make the deal permanent. Slot addressed the matter during a press conference, discussing Liverpool's summer plans amid departures of key players. The manager acknowledged uncertainty about the transfer window ahead, noting that Robertson and Salah are expected to leave the club. Tsimikas is expected to return to Anfield as part of Liverpool's contingency planning for the upcoming season. Slot commented on the broader challenge of replacing departing players: "I don't want to use the expression 'great summer ahead of us' because we don't know exactly what will happen. We know at the moment that Robertson and Salah will leave. But we also know that Tsimikas could come back. We need to find a way to replace a player like Mo, which will never be easy if you look at the numbers he has produced for eight or nine years. It's impossible to replace him with a single player, so we will have to distribute his goals among the other elements of the squad. As we demonstrated last season, when players leave we usually try to replace them. At our level, however, this involves very high costs and a lot of money."

AS Roma's interest in a potential transfer target appears to be fading. The article references Frederic Massara and suggests his future lies away from Trigoria (Roma's training ground). A meeting between Ryan and other parties was expected soon, though specific details about the negotiations and the player in question remain unclear from the available text.