Another Injury to Speed Up Roma Transfer Market Plans | OneFootball

Things have gone from bad to worse in the Roma attack, as, after Paulo Dybala, Artem Dovbyk got hurt as well. The center-forward will miss four-to-six weeks due to a left biceps femoris injury. The Giallorossi were already plotting to add a striker in January. They might go for two under the right circumstances, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs.

Roma are very keen on Joshua Zirkzee, who wants to leave Manchester United to play more. He has appeared in just 5 out of 12 matches so far, always off the bench. He also lost his spot in the Netherlands squad. However, their chase faces a few issues.

His side hasn’t decided whether to let him leave in January. Moreover, his agent, Kia Joorabchian, might prefer a permanent transfer to a different Premier League club for economic reasons. West Ham are plotting a sizeable bid. However, they are third-to-last in the Premier League standings. The player would rather return to Italy to fight for something more prestigious.

The Giallorossi have also shortlisted Racing Santander’s Jeremy Arevalo and FC Köln’s Said El Mala. Gian Piero Gasperini would be happy to reunite with Gianluca Scamacca if there was a chance following Atalanta’s coaching change.

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Dovbyk going down also clouds his status ahead of January, as they and other teams won’t be able to judge him while he finally seemed to have reached a decent fitness level. Even Ferguson is next in line, and we’ll see what he can do, as the pre-season hype has quickly died down. They should sign as many forwards as possible during the winter, but they don’t swim in gold.