AS Roma are set to not extend the contract of two veteran players
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)
Paulo Dybala looked certain to leave Roma after this season during most of this campaign. Rumors started from before the season began that he was set to make a move to Boca Juniors to finally return to Argentina after this season. However, Paulo still pushed through his injury issues to perform for Roma.
Missing 16 games during the course of this league season, seemed enough for Claudio Ranieri to force him out of the club. Especially as he looked to build a younger project that could take Roma into the future. But, Raineri would not be given the chance to do this however.
Roma senior advisor Claudio Ranieri and coach Gian Piero Gasperini during training session at Centro Sportivo Fulvio Bernardini on October 14, 2025…
Ranieri would have a public falling out with Gian Piero Gasperini, which led to Raineri stepping down on the 24th of April. This saw Gasperini fill in at his role as a senior advisor to the board. This allowed Gasperini to be a team more ready to win now together, instead of something younger.
Dybala, is part of this win now team in Gasperini eyes as he wants to bring Roma back to their Scudetto glories of 2001. This has lead to talks of Dybala signing a deal for one more season with Roma. Gazzetta Dello Sport is now reporting that it will become a reality. Mainly off the back of the La Roya’s relationship with Gasperini.
Gian Piero Gasperini, coach of A.S. Roma, and Paulo Dybala of A.S. Roma are at the end of the match during the 20th day of the Serie A Championship…
Dybala will sign only a one year deal with Roma, while his long term future is still undecided. He will be forced to take reduced wages however, dropping his salary to 2 to 2.5 million euros per season. This comes as Dybala is hungry to stay in Rome and work with Gasperini.
Juventus finally managed to finalise the contract extension for Manuel Locatelli until 2030. This comes as Juventus are looking to keep some of Luciano Spalletti’s key players before looking for new names this summer. Kenan Yildiz was another example of this as Juventus locked him down earlier in the season.
Juventus will now get to keep more of Juventus’s key players, and according to Nico Schira there are more names ready. Pierre Kalulu will be the next name that Juventus will give a contract extension to before the end of this season. Kalulu was signed at the start of last season from AC Milan.
Pierre Kalulu of Juventus in action during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Hellas Verona FC at Gewiss Stadium on April 11, 2026 in Bergamo,…
When Kalulu joined Juventus he was given a new contract until 2029, however the Bianconeri still want to offer him new terms. Currently, he earns 3 million per season for Juventus, this is only 16th highest in the squad. This has him behind Fillip Kostic, Teun Koopmeiners, Llyod Kelly and other player he is far more important than.
Juventus want to give Kalulu a pay-rise to show the value that he currently holds in Juventus’s squad. It is also to stop other teams from trying to sign Kalulu this summer. Manchester United and Liverpool have both considered making moves for Kalulu, however a pay rise could incetvise him to stay.
AS Roma have been the most in the news Italian team over the last few weeks, as the ownership and club board are falling out. It seems that more meetings are set for the future, but still nothing is decided yet for who will stay and go. This has lead to Gian Piero Gasperini and Claudio Ranieri trying to take more power over the club’s future.
Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini, with Claudio Ranieri, poses with the award of Coach of the mounth prior to the Serie A match between AS Roma and…
The first way they will do this is through extending the contract of Lorenzo Pellegrini who looked destined to leave Roma. Talks have now resumed according to Nico Schira as Pellegrini is ready to take a pay cut to stay with the club. Pellegrini has played for Roma his entire career and his love for Roma sees him pushing to stay.
This is despite the fact that there is Premier League and Serie A clubs that are interested in Pellegrini. These clubs could likely give him a similar to higher wage to what he gets in Roma. But it is never about money for Pellegrini as he wants to be a Gialorossi legend like Daniele De Rossi and Francesco Totti.
Roma coach Daniele De Rossi and Lorenzo Pellegrini during a training session at Centro Sportivo Fulvio Bernardini on May 25, 2024 in Rome, Italy.
Paulo Dybala could also be ready to take a pay cut to stay with Roma into next season according to Corriere Dello Sport. Dybala doesn’t have the same love for Roma as Pellegrini having spent most of his career with Juventus. However, he is intrigued by Gasperini’s project.
Dybala has enjoyed most of the time that he has spent in Gasperini’s system despite missing 18 games already this seen, a number that will increase as he has needed knee surgery. Dybala is hungry to stay in Rome and prove himself to Gasperini for the future. Dybala idea of staying is helped by little intriguing options for him this summer, expect for Boca Juniors which would be a return home he isn’t ready to make.
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