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Roma missed out on Luiz Henrique because of document delays with Russian authorities
·2 September 2026·50d ago

Roma missed out on Luiz Henrique because of document delays with Russian authorities

Source: GialloRossi.net

Roma's failure to sign Luiz Henrique from Zenit Saint Petersburg before the transfer window closed stemmed from administrative complications rather than tactical doubts, according to reconstructions by the Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere della Sera. The club had kept the Brazilian winger on standby as an alternative to Jamie Leweling throughout the window, but when Leweling's move from Stuttgart definitively collapsed, there was no longer enough time to complete Luiz Henrique's transfer.

The core problem was the documentation exchange required with the Russian club. Operations involving Russian football clubs now demand procedural steps that cannot be managed within a matter of hours, and the lengthy wait for Leweling's final decision consumed the time buffer Roma needed. Head coach Gasperini had continued to regard Luiz Henrique as a concrete option for the role he required, but the hours lost waiting for Leweling rendered the Plan B unworkable. Within the space of a few hours, Roma lost both targets: first Leweling gave his final refusal, leaving the club with insufficient time to reopen and complete the Luiz Henrique operation before the deadline.

The collapse was particularly frustrating because the delay was not a sudden change of mind about Luiz Henrique's suitability. The Brazilian remained a viable alternative in the position Gasperini wanted to fill, but the timing of the Leweling pursuit fatally compressed the window available to negotiate with Zenit Saint Petersburg.

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“È la domanda che molti tifosi della Roma si sono posti alla chiusura del mercato: se Luiz Henrique era stato tenuto in caldo come alternativa a Jamie Leweling, perché il brasiliano non è stato preso una volta sfumato definitivamente il tedesco? La risposta arriva dalle ricostruzioni della Gazzetta…”

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