While Italian professional football AS Roma is reinforcing its offensive line, it plans to embrace Paulo Dybala (28) and Andrea Bellotti (28). In particular, Jose Mourinho (59, Portugal) is expected to actively engage in negotiations as he is a player he has long wanted.
Multiple media outlets such as Italy’s Tuto Mercato Web, Football Italy and Rome Press reported on the 19th (Korea Standard Time) that “Roma is moving to further reinforce after agreeing with Dybala,” and “We met to recruit Bellotti and started discussions.”
If Rome goes through negotiations smoothly and recruits Bellotti, it will have two top strikers representing Serie A. Earlier, Rome virtually confirmed the recruitment of Dybala. Fabrizio Romano, an expert on the European football transfer market, announced on his social networking service (SNS) that “Roma is about to sign Dybala and his final autograph,” along with his unique “Here We Go!” phrase.
This is not the first time Rome has been interested in Bellotti. He had already wanted to recruit two years ago, and he also sent a love call in the winter transfer market in January. However, every time Torino (Italy) demanded a large transfer fee, he had to give up without even starting negotiations properly.
But this time things are different. As his contract with Turin expired as of the 30th of last month, Bellotti is currently a free agent and can be recruited without a transfer fee. In response, Rome plans to move not to miss a golden opportunity, especially as he is the type of striker Mourinho wants.
Football Italy said, “Murinho’s ambition will not stop with the recruitment of Dybala. “I’m looking forward to being with Bellotti, who I’ve wanted for a long time, and I’ve already talked to the team’s leaders,” he said. In fact, Mourinho had pushed to recruit Bellotti when he took the helm of Tottenham Hotspur (England) in the past.
Bellotti is a natural striker with athleticism and strength. He is strong in the ball competition fight, and has excellent goal determination, forward dribbling, foot skills, and connection. With this ability, he has been active with double-digit scores almost every season. He joined Turin in 2015, scoring 113 goals and 28 assists in 250 games in seven years. In the 2016–17 season, he was ranked third with the highest score (26 goals) in Serie A in Italy.
