Roma focus on Nahuel Molina and make first €16m offer to Atletico Madrid | OneFootball

Reports are growing that Roma have turned their focus to Atletico Madrid and Argentina international Nahuel Molina, offering €13m plus €3m add-ons.

Their first choice for the right-back role after Zeki Celik’s departure had been Givairo Read of Feyenoord, but after their top bid of €25m plus €3m bonus and a 10 per cent cut of the sell-on fee was rejected, they seem unwilling to push any higher.

Molina next on Roma list

MADRID, SPAIN – MARCH 22: Nahuel Molina of Atletico de Madrid celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Real Madrid CF and Atletico de Madrid at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 22, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

Instead, Sportitalia noted that Molina was the next on the list, considerably more affordable than Ivan Fresneda of Sporting CP.

Now Il Tempo newspaper suggest that an opening proposal has been put forward to Atletico Madrid worth €13m plus €3m in add-ons.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – JULY 11: Nahuel Molina #26 of Argentina runs with the ball during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter Final match between Argentina and Switzerland at Kansas City Stadium on July 11, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

This move is more than feasible, because the 28-year-old is down to the last season of his contract with Atletico Madrid after arriving in 2022.

He also already knows Serie A well, having played for Udinese from 2020 to 2022, when making that €20m leap to LaLiga.

Molina has 65 senior caps for Argentina and was a regular at the World Cup this summer, securing second place.

Gian Piero Gasperini and new Roma director Tony D’Amico had already pursued the player when they were working together for Atalanta.