Roma's sporting director is said to have halted Zaniolo's contract extension because the player's recent performances simply don't deserve the €4 million annual salary after tax. Mourinho proved that the current Zaniolo does not have the strength to play in the giants, especially in the Premier League, and it is the right way to give up unrealistic illusions and honestly hone his skills.
Last season, Mourinho spent a lot of time and energy helping Zaniolo come out of a serious injury, contributing to Roma's European Cup triumph and establishing himself as a regular in Roma. After a season of high-level play, Zaniolo began to float and did not look at Roma. Zaniolo is determined to join Juventus and join the Serie A overlord, even if he gets a low salary at Juve, he is not willing to accept Roma's contract extension of 4 million euros. Unless Roma offered the same €6 million annual salary as Tammy Abraham and captain Pellegrini, this was naturally rejected by the club.
After discovering that Juventus and Tottenham had no intention of paying their hefty transfer fees, Zaniolo was persuaded by Jose Mourinho to stay at Roma, continue to develop his abilities and be willing to accept an annual salary of 4 million euros.
As a result, Zaniolo, who stayed in the team, has not performed well, even if Mourinho has always let him play as a main player, giving him a lot of tactical freedom.
In Roma's 1-0 away win over Sampdoria, Zaniolo once again missed a series of opportunities, one shot was saved and one single-handedly faced an empty net for offside. It can be said that Zaniolo's poor performance was one of the important reasons for Roma's offensive weakness.
This week, Roma will be challenged at home by Serie A leaders Napoli, and Zaniolo, the heart of Roma's attack, has not scored a league goal at home for 1,086 days. After almost three years, Zaniolo has not scored brilliantly for fans at home, can Zaniolo break the goal drought and help Roma win this weekend?
Zaniolo should calm down, play steadily, hone his skills honestly, and as one of Mourinho's most relied on players, Zaniolo's answer sheet is not qualified. Olo has made eight appearances for Roma this season and has so far scored no goal and only one assist.
Zaniolo proved to be unable to step up in the face of difficulties, neither worthy of an annual salary of 4 million euros nor the ability to play in the Premier League. No wonder Tottenham and Conte only contacted Zaniolo privately and never sent a formal offer to the player.
Now, Mourinho has proved that Zaniolo needs to improve further, and Pinto has also told the players with his own attitude that if he continues to be so impetuous, Roma will not have to renew his contract.
There are many talents, not many who can become superstars, Zaniolo has to learn a lesson, learn from Mourinho, first become the best player in Roma, and then want to join the giants.