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Zeki Çelik is poised to sign a new contract with Roma, with an agreement reached between player and club. The Turkish defender will commit on a three-year deal worth just under €3 million per season, with Roma able to benefit from the Decreto Crescita tax incentive. An official announcement is expected in the coming days, though Çelik will not be present at the squad's gathering on 13 July as he receives additional rest following his participation in the World Cup. He is scheduled to return around 20 July. Head coach Gian Piero Gasperini requested the contract extension, keen to utilise Çelik's positional versatility. The 27-year-old can operate as a midfielder on the flank or as a right-side centre-back, offering tactical flexibility for Roma's system. The renewal represents continuity in the full-back role and reinforces the club's confidence in Çelik as a key squad member under Gasperini's management.

Paulo Dybala has discussed his arrival at Roma and his experiences with the club in an interview on the Daavo Xeneize YouTube channel. The Argentine forward credited José Mourinho with bringing him to the Giallorossi, saying the manager called him frequently and wanted him to join. Dybala described his first moments at Roma as a surprise: he arrived thinking he would attend a welcome press conference but found between 10,000 and 15,000 people gathered to greet him. "From the moment I left the Argentine players' line-up, I knew I would shoot down the middle," he said of his World Cup final penalty. "I also knew the goalkeeper would throw himself. Obviously you're going to take a penalty in a World Cup final, so it's an enormous moment. But I wasn't thinking about the fact that I could miss or that the country would criticise me. At that moment I was only focused on what I had to do." Dybala praised Mourinho's impact at the club: "Mourinho is a genius. Beyond what he has done in football, with us he always spoke with respect, he protected us and he loved us. At Roma people fell in love with him for what he gave: a title after many years and a Europa League final that, in my opinion, we deserved." He also commented on the performance of his national teammate, saying: "He is doing well at the World Cup, I follow him carefully. He is a good guy, as well as a strong player at Roma. I am happy for him."

Roma radio pundits weighed in on the club's transfer activity and managerial direction, with debate centring on Mason Greenwood's protracted move and Gian Piero Gasperini's influence over recruitment. Torri said on Radio Manà Manà Sport: "With those words Gasperini has reassured me about Roma; evidently what needs to be done in the market will be done. Better like that, but you cannot help noticing the vast difference between the furious Gasperini of 2025 and the smiling one of July 2026." Pruzzo on Radio Radio defended the pursuit of Greenwood as a strategic fit, saying the forward "is a strong player who is trying together with his entourage and Marseille to secure the best agreement. The idea remains that Gasperini wants this player strongly—one who could add many goals alongside Malen and could allow you to play a different campaign." Other analysts expressed caution about the cost involved. Orsi questioned the scale of investment, asking whether Roma should spend 100 million euros (between transfer fee and wages) on Greenwood when the same resources could secure comparable talent elsewhere. Corsi criticised the handling of negotiations, saying Roma could have signed Greenwood earlier by offering 4–5 million euros in wages and paying a smaller fee to Marseille, contrasting the club's approach unfavourably with how AC Milan secured reinforcements under Amorim.