Official: Roma send Romano to Cagliari, loan with obligation to buy | OneFootball

Roma have officially sent Alessandro Romano to Cagliari, on loan with an obligation to buy for €5m plus add-ons if certain conditions are met.

The midfielder just turned 20 a couple of weeks ago and spent the last six months on loan at Spezia in Serie B.

Romano can develop at Cagliari

BAGNO A RIPOLI, ITALY – MAY 28: Leonardo Di Tommaso of SS Lazios compete for the ball with Alessandro Romano of AS Roma during the Primavera 1 Final Four match between SS Lazio U19 and AS Roma U19 on May 28, 2024 in Bagno a Ripoli, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images)

A product of the Winterthur youth academy in Switzerland, he moved to Roma in the summer of 2022 and played in all the Giallorossi youth sectors from Under-17 onwards.

There were also two appearances for the senior squad as a brief Serie A substitute in January 2026.

The Swiss-Italian talent has joined Cagliari on loan with an option to buy at the end of the season for €5m plus €1.5m in add-ons, becoming an obligation if certain conditions are met during that period.

A left-footed midfielder, Romano can play in a variety of positions and signed a contract with the Sardinians to June 2032.

He has an Italian passport, but is playing his football for Switzerland at international level.