Roma Taking a Look at Some Future Malen Deputies | OneFootball

Donyell Malen has been going like gangbusters since joining and will continue to lead the line for the foreseeable future, but Roma will also need a reliable deputy. Robinio Vaz is too raw, Evan Ferguson won’t be retained, and Artem Dovbyk is on his way out after missing months due to a thigh injury this campaign.

According to Tuttomercatoweb, Gian Piero Gasperini remains a big fan of Gianluca Scamacca. He has tallied 14 goals and 3 assists in 37 appearances this campaign while splitting duties with Nenad Krstovic. He’s under contract until 2027, but with an option. Atalanta spent €30M for him three years ago. His price tag is still pretty much the same.

Scamacca spent time at the Roma youth academy but left very early, signing for PSV when he was only 16. He had his most productive spells at Sassuolo before crashing and burning at West Ham and bouncing back at Atalanta, although an ACL tear derailed him in April 2024.

The Giallorossi will try to use Dovbyk as a bargaining chip. Per Leggo (via TeleRadioStereo), Fiorentina could be interested in the Ukrainian forward who hasn’t lived up to expectations in Serie A. The same goes for Roberto Piccoli in Florence, following a nearly €30M investment. A swap could make both sides happy.

Our Take on the Roma Attack

They’ll have to find a proper no.2, but they’ll pay €25M for Malen, they aren’t exactly swimming in gold, and they have several more pressing needs to take care of. Their budget for the role might hinge on how much they can recoup for Dovbyk. They should bring in a bruiser to have a better assortment and so that they can deploy the two together very easily.