Endrick's future still open as Roma and Milan keep interest alive, Real Madrid not yet convinced

Radio pundits have shared their views on Roma's attacking transfer plans, with the club's first choice reportedly a winger who can play on the left with a burst of pace. Camelio, speaking on Radio Radio Pomeriggio, said the club first needs to establish which transfer formula it can use, and argued that Endrick is not a winger but a second striker. Ferrajolo, also on Radio Radio Pomeriggio, described Endrick as an attacking winger who can operate on either flank depending on the team's needs, adding that he is not a pure first striker but an attacking winger. Pugliese said Roma's first choice remains a winger who can play on the left, even though the coach changes systems and rotates players. He said Roma are looking for a loan with an option to buy. According to Pugliese, a deal for Endrick was practically complete in the summer until Mourinho got involved, with the Portuguese coach continuing to be one of the player's main admirers. Roma could also work on Gittens, but Pugliese believes one of the two will arrive rather than both. He does not rule out Sporting for Endrick, pointing out that the Portuguese club know Fonseca well, the coach who developed him at Lyon, and that Sporting are playing in the Champions League. Vocalelli, also speaking on Radio Radio Pomeriggio, called Endrick a top player in world football. He noted that at 20 he has already collected 24 appearances for the Brazil national team. Vocalelli said that if Endrick were to join Roma he would be welcomed with open arms, and that he could play alongside Soulé and Malen.

Edoardo Bove's agent Tavano says Souloukou and Ghisolfi have shown the player the door at Roma, and calls it a shame because Bove grew up at the club. Tavano said: “I think it’s a shame because he grew up at Roma. He is at a very high level, because if the Tunisian national team, which is not the last of national teams, not at all, has already called him up to the senior side, it means we are talking about an absolute talent. So it’s not so much about The Guardian, which are newspapers after all, but it’s about the pitch. It will be Roma who decide what to do and how to protect themselves in that sense, with the utmost respect for the choices. So we are not polemicising, of course. I am, I repeat, biased since I am his agent, but objectively there is data telling us this boy has significant potential. So it’s a shame if things don’t go the right way.” The agent’s comments came as he discussed Roma’s start to the season under Gian Piero Gasperini and the idea that Inter are the club’s rivals in the title picture. Tavano said he sees Inter more as the anti-Roma, adding that it is his impression. He moved on to Gasperini, whom he has known for years. Tavano said: “Look, I see Inter more as the anti-Roma! That’s my impression. On Gasperini you’re preaching to the converted. Out of the despair of losing Mourinho, because in my opinion Mister Mourinho, for a thousand reasons, could have been the right man for a city like Rome, with the arrival of Mister Gasperini, whom I knew very well, because my first strong player, the one who opened the door to this world for me a little, is Sebastien De Maio, who was created by Gasperini. Sebastien was very important for Gasperini in changing and reaching what is his total football, this total pressure across the pitch. During a Genoa-Juventus match he asked Seba to follow Llorente everywhere, and did the same with Burdisso on Tevez. They won 1-0 from there, and he decided to bring the attackers into the whole pitch, that is, the defenders. A bit like what you see now. You see the defenders arriving from the other side of the pitch. For me Gasperini is a coach who is not a discovery and is not burning through stages, because, among other things, in my opinion, at Trigoria, at Roma, in Rome, you need coaches with this personality, like Mourinho, like Gasperini. So it doesn’t surprise me. He is an extremely strong coach, and let’s hope we keep doing well.”

Chelsea are reportedly open to a loan move for Gittens, while Roma keep their distance from the deal as they look for attacking reinforcements. Roma are searching for at least one addition in attack ahead of the winter transfer window, to strengthen the squad available to Gian Piero Gasperini. Roma's first priority remains Endrick, a player the coach holds in high regard. The club's management continues to target him as the main option for the forward line. The Italian report frames Roma as watching developments from the sidelines rather than moving quickly for Gittens.