Leweling deal collapses: Gasperini left without left-winger target as summer window closes

Roma's pursuit of Stuttgart winger Jamie Leweling has definitively ended, with the German rejecting a move to the club despite the Giallorossi's sustained efforts to complete the transfer. The deal collapsed after days of negotiations, counter-offers and escalating pressure from Roma, including the arrangement of a private plane to accelerate discussions. Leweling's reluctance to join proved decisive—despite Roma reaching a financial agreement with Stuttgart, the player's lack of full conviction about the move ultimately blocked the transfer. Head coach Gian Piero Gasperini had specifically requested an attacking winger to complete his squad, and Leweling had become Roma's primary target after other avenues cooled. The collapse leaves Roma facing the end of the summer transfer window without securing the positional reinforcement the manager identified as essential. Roma made a final push in recent hours to reverse the situation, but the player's position did not shift. The central obstacle throughout negotiations was Leweling's own approval—technical timings and his unwillingness to proceed proved insurmountable, even as Roma attempted to alter the outcome in the closing stages of the window.

Juan Cabal will remain at Juventus after rejecting approaches from both Roma and Atalanta in the closing hours of the summer transfer window. The Colombian left-back had been targeted by Roma's leadership as a last-minute solution to strengthen the left flank, but he declined moves to the capital and to Atalanta, who held an advantage over Roma and Bologna in the pursuit. Fabrizio Romano and Sky Sport report that Cabal is now set to continue wearing Juventus colours. Meanwhile, Tagliafico, identified by Juventus as a reinforcement for their wide positions, will instead join Atlético Madrid.

Roma have failed to sign either Jamie Leweling or Jamie Gittens before the close of the summer transfer window. As confirmed by Fabrizio Romano and Gianluca Di Marzio, there was insufficient time to complete the Leweling operation before the deadline. The club's last-minute attempt to bring in the left-wing reinforcement it had pursued throughout the window came to nothing, leaving Roma to end the summer without the attacking midfielder they had targeted for the left flank. Gasperini's squad will now begin the 2026-27 season without a new winger addition. The prolonged effort to land Leweling ultimately ran out of time, forcing Roma's hierarchy to accept defeat on one of their key transfer objectives during what has been an active summer of recruitment.