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Roma are close to agreeing a new contract with defender Mario Hermoso, with the Spaniard set to sign a two-year deal with an option for a third year. Sky Sport reports that talks are well advanced, and the club are keen to tie him down. His current contract expires in June, and an announcement could come in the coming weeks. Hermoso has been one of Roma's standout performers at the start of this season, playing across defence, midfield, attack and as a goalscorer. His form is a far cry from his disappointing first season in giallorosso, which came before his loan spell at Bayer Leverkusen. Since Gian Piero Gasperini took charge, the Spaniard has returned to a high level and has become one of the key men in the squad. The proposed deal runs for two years, with an option for a third. The club's aim is to secure one of their most important players on a longer-term footing as the season develops.

Roma are working to extend the contract of defender Mario Hermoso, who is currently due to expire in June 2027. Sky Sport journalist Angelo Mangiante reported the latest details of the negotiations on his X profile. According to Mangiante, both parties have already opened contacts and there is a mutual desire to continue together. The proposal on the table is a renewal for two more seasons, until 2029, with an option for a further year, until 2030. Hermoso has become one of the fixed points of Gian Piero Gasperini's side, and the club's aim is to keep one of the protagonists of Roma's growth for the long term. The Spaniard has been transformed by Gasperini into a defender who can also make an impact in the goalscoring zone, using his technical qualities and his ability to get forward. Mangiante's figures show that Hermoso has scored 8 goals in 49 starts for Roma, three of them this season. The most recent came on Saturday against Sassuolo, when he broke the deadlock with a powerful left-foot strike inside the area, paving the way for a 3-0 win. The performance confirmed once again how important he has become to Roma's balance. The negotiation is not yet concluded, but the path appears set: Roma want to build around Hermoso in the seasons ahead. After a difficult start in the Italian capital, the defender has become one of the emblematic figures of Gasperini's team, and could now tie himself to the giallorossi until 2030.

Roma are preparing to tie down centre-back Mario Hermoso with a two-year contract extension that includes an option for a third season, according to Sky Sport. The Spaniard is having the best campaign of his time in the Italian capital, and the club are keen to keep him. Hermoso has 14 appearances and 3 goals this season. Gasperini rarely leaves him out: the defender has missed just one match so far, the game against Cagliari on 27 October. Otherwise he has started every game or come on in the second half. His strong performances have convinced the club to keep building around him. The current agreement expires in June, which is why talks have already begun. Both parties want to continue together, and a deal appears to be a matter of time.

Roma goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini has become a father for the first time, with his wife Ariel Serra giving birth to a son, Loen. The news was announced by the agency that manages the player's interests, which posted a message on social media: "E' arrivato un nuovo Top Player. Benvenuto Loen" ("A new Top Player has arrived. Welcome Loen"). The happy news comes at a time when Gollini has been prominent in recent weeks due to the absence of Mile Svilar. The 1995-born keeper has been in the spotlight for the Giallorossi while Svilar is out, and he has also been working to recover from the physical problem that forced him to miss Roma's most recent fixtures. The joy off the pitch arrives while Gollini is dealing with that fitness setback, which has kept him out of the squad's last matches. The birth marks a particularly important personal moment for the goalkeeper.

Roma goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini has become a father, with the birth of his first child, a son named Loen, to him and his wife Ariel Serra. The baby was born in the past few hours. The couple married on 30 May 2025 and announced the pregnancy in mid-August with a sweet message on social media: "Life, at times, gives you what you have always dreamed of, we have been very lucky. I LOVE YOU." The birth was announced by Top Player Agency, the agency that manages the goalkeeper's interests, with a post captioned: "A new Top Player has arrived. Welcome Loen." The news comes at the end of a particularly positive period for Gollini, who in recent weeks, helped by the injury to Mile Svilar, has won the starting shirt for Roma.

Roma head into the international break with a near-perfect run to protect, and Gian Piero Gasperini has used a demanding stretch of nine matches in 27 days to rotate his squad. Gasperini admitted the schedule had been tough but said it had allowed him to use the whole squad: "We had tough clashes like Como, Napoli, Manchester and Real Madrid. The management was not a problem, and this allowed us to rotate the whole squad." During that intense spell, players who had been on the fringes stepped forward. Rodrigo Mora took advantage of Paulo Dybala's extended absence to win a key role, scoring in three consecutive matches. De Roon showed why Gasperini wanted him in the capital, while Ghilardi, Gollini and Vásquez also got their chances. Gasperini gave everyone a run-out, partly out of necessity. Both the coach and D'Amico have acknowledged that the squad is thin, and with a few injuries it risks becoming very thin indeed. The debate over whether the break is a blessing may therefore be answered by the players Roma get back when the league resumes. Roma are among the clubs that could benefit most from the pause. Their injuries have required fairly long recovery periods, but few players have been affected. The problem is that nearly all of them are key figures in the Giallorossi set-up. Chief among them is Mile Svilar, who has been out since 10 October and has kept training both at Trigoria and in individual sessions with a fitness coach, without managing to speed up his recovery. Tests carried out about ten days ago led the club and the goalkeeper to choose caution. The aim is for him to return against Parma, and then reach peak condition for the highly delicate trip to Paris. Dybala is on the same timetable. The calf injury he suffered against Real Madrid kept him out longer than expected, but the Argentine is now ready to return and make a difference, perhaps also finding a goal he has not scored since 18 January. Manu Koné has already returned, playing 66 excellent minutes against Sassuolo. The Frenchman was not called up by his national team and will use these days to regain his best condition. He will have an extra incentive compared with his team-mates: to impress at the Parc des Princes, a stadium a few kilometres from the home where he grew up. Gasperini hopes to get back the Roma of the "first lines", because he refuses to talk about starters. The coach remains torn about the break: "It interrupts the league again, although this time only for a week. I like international matches when they play for something important. For friendlies or matches of little consequence, it is a pity to lose so many players." Roma face another demanding run: seven matches in 29 days, during which the Giallorossi will play a major part of their season. The fixtures include the already mentioned trip to Paris Saint-Germain, the home match against Sporting, the game against Juventus and, above all, the derby against Lazio on 13 December. The next month will be crucial in measuring Roma's real ambitions, with the January transfer window expected to bring fresh impetus.