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Roma are nearing the completion of a transfer for Rodrigo Mora, a Portuguese player, according to radio discussion on Roman sports broadcasts. Piero Torri, speaking on Radio Manà Manà Sport Roma (90.9), noted that Mora had a strong first year at his previous club but spent the last season on the bench. Torri expressed reservations: "We are not far from closing the deal for Rodrigo Mora. The boy comes from a singular growth path where in the first year he did very well while in the last season he was on the bench and I have doubts about the fee invested for the Portuguese player's transfer." Roberto Pruzzo, on Radio Radio Mattino (104.5), warned against repeating mistakes in squad recruitment, citing concerns over expensive signings who do not immediately integrate into the team. He stressed that Roma need quality in attack and must improve as a squad. Pruzzo said: "The important thing is that he has the possibility not to wait too long, because otherwise it becomes chaos that comes down on you. I don't know Mora, but that it doesn't happen like with Vaz: you end up with a significant expense and a player who is part of the squad only partially. Roma made its choice, the priority is to have some quality up front. Roma is behind as a team, then inserting a couple of players I don't think is complicated. There is a need for the team to make a leap in quality." Nando Orsi added that any player costing significant fees must make an immediate impact under Gasperini's direction, and questioned whether Mora would provide the quality Roma require at the highest level.

José Mourinho has discussed his time managing Roma in a new Netflix docuseries titled The Special One, reflecting on a career that culminated in winning the UEFA Europa Conference League. Speaking about his spell at the club, Mourinho recalled the objectives he set upon arrival and his success in delivering them. "Quello che ho fatto al Porto a inizio carriera l'ho rifatto alla Roma tre anni fa. In ogni situazione ci sono obiettivi in relazione al potenziale. Questi obiettivi, io avevo promesso che li avrei raggiunti. Un piccolo miracolo. Quelli grandi? Li fa Gesù Cristo," he said, comparing his approach at Roma to his early work at Porto. "Con la mia carriera ho vinto il diritto di essere felice. Non avrei vinto la Champions League a Roma, ma sono stato felice. Quando le cose vanno male, vanno male." Mourinho's Roma tenure delivered the Conference League title, a historic achievement for the club. He characterised the accomplishment as a "small miracle" given the club's resources and potential, emphasising that while he could not have won the Champions League at Rome, he found happiness in what was achieved. The documentary provides an insight into Mourinho's reflections on a career defined by winning mentality and the pursuit of realistic objectives relative to each club's capacity.

Roma radio pundits debated the club's summer transfer pursuit of Rodrigo Mora, a trequartista reportedly valued at €50 million. Gasperini is convinced he can transform Mora into a player comparable to Papu Gomez, though one analyst expressed scepticism about the comparison, arguing the two are fundamentally different players. Papu Gomez was described as more robust and commanding, whereas Mora in modern football is better suited to play as a trequartista behind the striker. Carina told Radio Radio: "The Roma set out with the left winger as a priority in the market, found Greenwood, Summerville, Nusa, now there's the possibility of taking Mora who could be a champion, but I have my doubts. Gasperini is convinced he can transform him into a Papu Gomez, in my view they are two different players. Papu Gomez you couldn't move, he was a powerful player, more imposing compared to Mora. The coach has been asking for a winger for three transfer windows and now has to adapt a trequartista, and then you're not paying him little: he costs 50 million in the end. If you take one for 50 million he must make the difference, you don't have to wait for Gasperini to work on him." Orsi added: "One that costs 50 million must make the difference immediately." The club's total summer spending was discussed at nearly €100 million if Mora arrives alongside striker Castro.