Roma and Juventus Explored Bombastic Trade for a While | OneFootball

Matias Soulé ended up staying in Roma despite being dangled for the entire summer window, and Juventus contemplated a swap to bring him back for a while, but it didn’t come to fruition, Tuttomercatoweb reports.

The Bianconeri wanted to send Teun Koopmeiners to the Giallorossi in exchange for the Argentine. The two front offices worked on it until the last few days of the transfer market, but they couldn’t agree on the formulas and figures.

Soulé decided the recent clash between Roma and Atalanta off the bench and has been alternating with Rodrigo Mora so far, while Juventus acquired a different kind of attacker, Nick Woltemade, late in the game.

The Giallorossi winger was also approached by Fiorentina and Milan throughout the window. His club always preferred sending him to the Premier League to cash in fully. His price tag never dipped below €35M, which complicated the talks with other Serie A sides. Instead, the winger never personally asked to leave, according to Corriere dello Sport.

Our Take on Roma, Juventus, Soulé, and Juventus

The deal wouldn’t have moved the needle much, nor particularly helped either team, as presently constituted. Instead, it would have made sense if the capital club found a right-footed speedster who fits better next to Paulo Dybala and the Bianconeri sold Nicolas Gonzalez, who’s not that far off from his compatriot.

Gian Piero Gasperini would likely have gladly reunited with Teun Koopmeiners, considering his versatility and their late veteran additions to be safe in every role. Still, he would have been a challenging and expensive reclamation project. They didn’t need to do a lot in the midfield since Manu Koné didn’t leave.