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Critical days are underway for AS Roma's new stadium project. Following the Rome municipal authority's publication of documents, railway operator RFI and environmental group Roma Natura have submitted formal requests for modifications and additional information regarding the stadium proposal. The timing remains significant as the project moves through its approval phases. Details regarding the specific nature of RFI and Roma Natura's requests remain unclear from the available information.

AS Roma is in advanced talks to sign Mason Greenwood from Marseille, with head coach Gian Piero Gasperini identified the English forward as essential to raising the team's technical level. Roma's vice-president Ryan Friedkin has become directly involved in negotiations alongside sporting director D'Amico. The timing is critical: Marseille needs to generate funds before 30 June, after which Greenwood's release clause rises to 60 million euros on 1 July. The French club is requesting 50 million plus 5 million in bonuses (with 30 percent reportedly going to Manchester United), but Roma is exploring a phased payment structure to manage costs sustainably. D'Amico's strategy involves paying 15–20 million euros immediately, with the remainder spread across 2–3 seasons. This would allow Marseille to record the full transaction in the current financial year while keeping Roma's investment within acceptable parameters. An agreement between Roma and Greenwood is already in place regarding contract terms: reportedly 4.5 million euros per season, with scope for increases. The negotiation involves two experienced negotiators—Friedkin and Marseille owner Franck McCourt—navigating complex financial and strategic considerations ahead of the 30 June deadline.

The approval process for AS Roma's proposed new stadium at Pietralata continues as various government bodies submit their assessments. RFI and Roma Natura have requested additional project details, while ASL-Roma 2 stated it lacks competence in the matter and referred the review to another office. The CONI Sports Facilities Commission issued the first favorable opinion two days prior. Roma Natura outlined specific requirements the club must address before the project can advance. The authority stated that detailed engineering and naturalistic studies are needed covering the transformation and compensation of woodland areas affected by construction. The documentation must identify exact locations for replanted trees and shrubs, particularly solutions planned for the Urban Regional Park of Aguzzano, along with technical specifications for root system establishment and ecological rebalancing. Compliance with protected natural area regulations and existing forestry and landscape protection laws is mandatory. Roma Natura emphasized in its statement: "This Administration is not in a position to proceed further in the instructory process without prior acquisition of suitable detailed project study, drafted according to engineering and naturalistic criteria, concerning intervention of transformation and compensation of wooded areas involved." The club must submit the required documentation to enable the authority to issue its determinations. Details of RFI's specific requests remain unclear.