On the evening of December 29, Beijing time, from the well-known Italian media "Roma Sports", the first signing of the Winter Window of the Serie A powerhouse Roma team has surfaced, he is the England international Maitland Niles from Arsenal. Rome has reached a personal agreement with Niles. As long as Arsenal accepts Rome's offer, the deal will be closed.
It is reported that Roma hopes to introduce Niles through the "rent first and buy later" approach, that is, the winter window is leased first, and then it will be bought out at a price of 10 million euros next summer, while Arsenal's psychological reserve price is 15 million euros, and there is a difference between the two sides of 5 million euros, but the difference is not large.
"Roma Sport" revealed that Niles is the strong reinforcement that Roma coach Jose Mourinho named to be introduced. As we all know, Mourinho is very fond of players with the "golden oil" attribute, while Niles can play as a winger, can also play at the back, and even play at right-back. Coupled with many encounters in the Premier League, Mourinho is already well aware of the 24-year-old England international's abilities.
Born in 1997, Niles is an excellent product of Arsenal's youth training, having previously been loaned by the Gunners to Ipswich and West Brom. Niles has had few appearances at Arsenal this season, making a total of 11 appearances and starting just four.
In a bid for a place to represent England in the World Cup next year, Niles decided to change the environment. Previously, Roma had brought in English internationals such as Tammy Abraham and Smalling from the Premier League, all of which were very successful. Niles is undoubtedly expected to become the next England player to shine in Serie A under the tutelage of Mourinho.