Recently, Roma officially announced the introduction of 27-year-old Girona striker Dovbik, with a transfer fee of 30.5 million euros fixed + 5.5 million euros floating bonus + 10% of the second transfer share. The two sides signed a five-year contract with an annual salary of €3.5 million after tax, and he will wear the number 11 shirt for the Red Wolves. So far, Dovbik has become the first Ukraine player in the history of the Roma team.
Dovbik made his debut at Ukraine's home club Dnipro and moved between Sarria, Midtjylland, Sandjeski and SK Dnipro before landing at La Liga side Girona for €7.8 million last summer. Last season, Dovbik, who played in the top five leagues for the first time, made a splash, contributing 24 goals and 10 assists in 39 appearances for Girona in all competitions, including winning the La Liga Golden Boot with 24 goals in the league and helping Girona to qualify for the Champions League with the third place in La Liga. The 27-year-old is currently valued at €35 million, and with €30.5 million, he is the fourth highest player in Ukraine's all-time transfer fee list, behind only Mykhailo Mudryk (€70 million), Shevchenko (€43.9 million) and Zinchenko (€35 million).
Roma have cleared up a lot of redundancy this summer, with the departures of Oyar and Belotti leaving a total of €16.5 million, while the departures of players such as Romelu Lukaku and Spinazzola have also freed up a lot of salary space for the club. As a result, Roma were able to provide strong reinforcements for De Rossi's first full season in charge, having already brought in Juventus striker Matthias Sule, Rennes midfielder Le Faeuer, Leipzig defender Angelinho and Jurgarden defender Samuel Dahl before Dovbeek. So far, Roma have invested €88.6 million in the transfer market this summer window, and their reinforcement work may not be over yet.
First up front, Roma have only two regular wingers in their squad El Shaarawy and new signing Sulay, which is not enough for De Rossi, and the club are committed to finding another young winger, with Brugge star Nousa a potential target. The 19-year-old, known as the 'Norway Neymar, came through the Starbeck academy before moving to Club Brugge in the summer of 2021 and rose to prominence last season and is currently valued at €15 million. With Nousa's young age and his contract with Club Brugge set to expire in 2027, Club Brugge have plenty of time to compare the three clubs, as Roma are not the only suitors and their league rivals Juventus are also in contention. Roma do need to improve their wingers' reserves and invest in the team, but with their financial resources, spending more than €20 million on a lottery ticket is a bit of a luxury.
Of course, Roma's main task at the moment is to strengthen the back, and they are getting infinitely close to Rennes centre-back Arthur Tite. Tite came through the academy at Genk in Belgium and rose to fame during his loan spell at Bologna in the 21-22 season, before switching from Bologna to Rennes for €19 million in the summer of 2022 and has been a regular in the squad for the past two seasons. Tite scored three goals in 40 appearances for Rennes in all competitions last season and also played for the Belgium national team at the European Championship this summer. It is worth mentioning that Tite was close to joining Saudi Arabian side Jeddah United at one point, but in the end the transfer did not go through. Tite is currently valued at €20 million, his contract with Rennes expires in 2027, and Roma can sign him for a fixed transfer fee of around €18 million + variable bonuses, with both parties expected to sign a five-year long-term contract.
De Rossi took over from Jose Mourinho halfway through last season and spent a honeymoon with the Red Wolves, but as the schedule progresses, his inexperience as a rookie coach will be exposed. The new season will be De Rossi's first season in charge as a famous player, and the club has also invested heavily in him in this summer window, which shows that only a Champions League ticket can be considered a success.
(The original address of this article: public account Xiwa Sports)