Gasperini keeps Endrick on his list as Roma eye Kvernadze in the summer

Brazilian forward Endrick has told Spanish outlet AS that he has decided to look for another club that will give him more game time, and he intends to leave Real Madrid in January. Roma, who came close to signing him in the summer, are now competing with Sporting Lisbon for the player. Sporting have opened contacts with the entourage of the 22-year-old in recent weeks and will lean on the influence of Ruben Fonseca... [placeholder]

A Porto executive has insisted that the Rodrigo Mora deal is worth €50 million overall, even though the initial transfer was set at a lower figure. He said the club had invested €37 million in the 2026/27 summer window, compared with around €110 million the previous summer, and had made sales worth €78 million, counting Mora at €50 million. He explained the structure: "It was 25 million euros for 50%, but we have an option that depends solely on our will. For us it is a 50 million euro operation." Roma's attention is now turning to the left flank, where the squad is reportedly short of a player with pace. Sporting director D'Amico, formerly of Atalanta, is looking to Brazil to give Gian Piero Gasperini a new piece to complete the squad and make it more competitive. According to market expert Ekrem Konur, Roma like Flamengo's Samuel Lino, and the club have reportedly already offered €25 million, which Flamengo have rejected. Kostas Manolas has looked back on his time in the Capital, with personal memories, behind-the-scenes market stories and views on some of the figures from that period, speaking to Betardes. On Roma's Champions League semi-final against Liverpool, which followed the comeback against Barcelona, he still has regrets. "We go to Liverpool and I have the worst dream I could have in my life. I dream that a tooth falls out. I believe in these things. When I had that dream, I understood it would be a very difficult day. One or two of their goals were offside, but we were very poor. And I was very poor too. I can tell you that it was one of my worst Champions League matches. I was really terrible." Back at the Olimpico, he disputed several refereeing decisions: "We should have won. El Shaarawy shoots and Alexander-Arnold pushes the ball away with his hand before it goes in. It is a penalty and a red card. We could have made it 3-2 in the 55th minute and turned the game around. Then there is another incident: a penalty that is not given for an offside that does not exist. There is no offside. If there had been VAR, we would have gone to the final. We had come back against Barcelona and we would have come back against Liverpool too." Roma are also still tracking Endrick of Real Madrid, a target pursued at length over the summer, who has scored his only goal of the season against Roma. Speaking to GloboEsporte, the 20-year-old said: "I am only 20, so I will see how things evolve. I just want to play, be happy and help my teammates. I don't know what will happen in January; it is in God's hands. I only ask for what is best for my career." He added: "Whatever is meant to happen will happen. I will keep my feet on the ground and continue to give my absolute best. Madrid is a wonderful city, but I will always do whatever is necessary to advance my career."

Stuttgart forward Leweling could leave the club as early as January, according to Bild, after narrowly avoiding a move in early September. Roma tried everything to bring the long-awaited winger to Gasperini, sending a plane to Stuttgart, but the player ultimately turned down the move to Rome. The deal instead went to Everton, the other club owned by the Friedkin Group, in a late-window duel that the Giallorossi were unhappy to lose. Leweling, born in 2001, is finding little playing time at Stuttgart. Stuttgart's asking price has dropped compared with recent months and now stands at around €30 million. Last summer Roma came in at around €30 million plus €5 million in bonuses, while Everton went above €40 million. Roma's management was not pleased to see the rival Friedkin club nearly complete the deal. For now, D'Amico and Gasperini have turned their attention almost entirely to Endrick, and Leweling does not appear to be a fallback option. A permanent move in the winter window is considered unlikely.