If you’ve been following the Giallorossi rumor mill recently, you know that yet another squad overhaul seems to be in the cards for this summer. Daniele De Rossi’s comment that he wants more players like Gervinho certainly made my heart flutter (or was that a palpitation?), but considering that Florent Ghisolfi hasn’t been officially announced as Roma’s next DS and we’re not 100% sure what competition Roma will actually play in next season, it’s not surprising that we haven’t seen too many purported transfers come close to reality.
That has now reportedly changed, with LaRoma24 reporting that Nahitan Nández will be the first transfer of the summer for the Giallorossi:
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but it appears that Nández will be signing a three-year contract with Roma after leaving his current club, Cagliari, as a free agent. During his time in Cagliari, the 28-year-old Uruguayan international established himself as a jack-of-all-trades on the pitch; he has played as a right-back, a central midfielder, an attacking midfielder, and a winger since coming over to Cagliari from Boca Juniors in 2019. While the club’s biggest achievement during that time period is arguably their avoidance of relegation this season, Nández has certainly been worth the reported €16.2 million the Sardinian side paid for him; he’s racked up 164 appearances for Gli Isolani and established himself as an excellent crosser and a strong counterattacking threat.
