AS Roma has had attacking struggles for most of this season, despite the hiring of new head coach Gian Piero Gasperini. Gasperini has been known to be an attacking based coach but his attack has struggled this season. This could be down to poor recruitment by Roma.

Gasperini wanted a replacement for Artem Dovbyk in the summer something he didn’t get. The only attacker Roma signed was Evan Ferguson on loan, someone who Gasp isn’t a fan of. A poor mercato could bear the weight of Roma’s goalscoring blows, but it could also be old support.

Matthias Soule plays regularly as one of the two attacking midfielders in Gasperini system. However, other than that only had Lorenzo Pellegrini, Paulo Dybala or Stephen El Shaarawy. This was before the January transfer window which saw them sign Donyell Malen, Robinio Vaz and Bryan Zaragoza. (read more on the signing of Vaz) (read more on the signing of Zaragoza)

Donyell Malen of Roma heads out onto the pitch ahead of the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and AS Roma at Stadio Friuli on February 02, 2026 in…

AS Roma will have to make room for all of these new players, for this season and next. Currently it isn’t an issue as Roma have a deep injury list, so no one is struggling for gametime. However, at the start of next season that could become a serious issue, once everyone is fit.

Alfredo Pedulla, reports that Roma will let two players walk as free agents to make room for these players. Firstly is Paulo Dybala who could leave at the end of this season. But, this is no surprise as this has been rumoured for months with a move back to Argentina, but other teams are interested. (read more here)

The second is Lorenzo Pellegrini who could leave Roma after this season. Pellegrini has been with Roma for nine years and this could be his final year with them. However, this Roma could be wrong with recent reports stating that he is set to sign an extension with Roma. (read more here)

Juventus’s season so far has been a story of two halves, split between Igor Tudor and Luciano Spalletti. Igor Tudor was the coach to start the season for Juventus, as he was hired as an interim after Thiago Motta. Tudor, took Juventus to a mixed Club World Cup being eliminated in the Round of 16 by Real Madrid.

However, Tudor struggled for success once the league season started, making it only to end of October before being axed. Luciano Spalletti came in to replace Tudor, taking over before the Cremonese game on the 1st of November. Juventus has been performing much better on Spalletti.

Spalletti has taken charge of 21 games so far in Turin winning, 13 of them. Juventus has only lost three games in his coaching stint, so far which has lead to talks for a contract extension. Majority of Juventus players have seen an uptick in form ever since Spalletti joined the side as well.

Of course there has still be some strugglers like Andrea Cambiaso, who has had a poor season for Juventus in general. The squad has mainly seen improvement. Someone who has benefited immensely has been Weston Mckennie who has looked like the best he has ever played.

Andrea Cambiaso of Juventus FC holds the ball during the Coppa Italia quarter final football match between Atalanta BC and Juventus FC. Atalanta BC…

Mckennie improved form has seen him score six goals since Spalletti, joined with two assists to go with it. This has lead to talks of a contract extension for the American a complete flip of the script from him leaving, which was rumored in the summer. However, Alfredo Pedulla is reporting that this deal is slowing down.

Juventus and Mckennie did manage to come to terms last season, but that has fallen apart. The two parties have failed to agree upon agent fees, and Mckennie could now leave Juventus as a free agent. Pedulla reports that there is four to five teams monitoring the situation including Juventus rivals Inter Milan.

Inter Milan’s current team has no real big holes that is missing anymore. Last season they lacked striker depth which costed them in both Serie A and Champions League. However. Inter filled this gap with the return of Pio Esposito from loan, and the signing of Ange-Yoan Bonny from Parma.

This has boosted Inter to first place, as they currently sit five points clear of second place AC Milan. The close climate of Serie A has left Inter still trying to improve despite being first. This saw the Nerazzurri linked to the signing of Curtis Jones in January a deal which ultimately fell through. (read more here)

However, Inter have now shifted their sights on possible summer signings, as they look for a big new name. Inter have had success with goalkeepers in recent history. They earnt a large profit when they sold Andre Onana to Manchester United, and Yann Sommer has been a great signing for the four million euros they paid, so far.

Yann Sommer goalkeeper of Inter looks on gestures during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD8 match between Borussia Dortmund and FC…

Guglielmo Vicario could be another name to pry Inter back onto the market, as they look to sign a new goalkeeper. (read more here). This means that Yann Sommer’s time in Milan could end, sooner then expected if Inter are set to sign a new goalkeeper, as his contract expires at the end of this season.

Inter will hold a meeting with Yann Sommer in the coming days according to Nico Schira, then his future will be decided. Sommer’s days in Milan could very well be numbered with his contract expiring at the end of this season. Most players his age tend to move to the MLS or Saudi Pro League, but nothing has been rumoured yet.