Roma hunt for a new striker: latest leads point to Ajax and Zirkzee | OneFootball

Roma has entered the decisive phase of evaluations for the winter transfer market, fully aware that the attack is currently the main weak point of the squad.

Roma, hunt for a new striker: the latest lead points to Ajax and Zirkzee

Few goals, inconsistent performances, and various physical problems have limited the offensive output, prompting Gian Piero Gasperini to request a new addition that could transform the department.

The difficulties are clear: Dovbyk, just as he was hitting his stride, will be out for about a month and a half; Ferguson, though recovered, has not convinced; the injuries to Dybala and Bailey highlight a structural fragility that forces the club to take action.

Zirkzee remains the top target

The top name on the list is still Joshua Zirkzee. The striker, currently at Manchester United, has made only four Premier League appearances without scoring. At Trigoria, they are convinced that a return to Italy, with Gasperini at the helm, could bring him back to the levels he reached two seasons ago. The club sees Zirkzee as a player capable of bringing unpredictability, technique, and mobility to an attack that currently alternates flashes of brilliance with long periods of dullness.

The alternatives: El Mala, Tel, and Franculino

However, there is no shortage of secondary options. Several names have been on sporting director Massara’s notepad for weeks:

El Mala from Cologne, a physical and versatile profile

Mathys Tel from Tottenham, a young player with great potential

Franculino from Midtjylland, whom Roma will soon face in the Europa League and who is making a name for himself in Denmark

All players who would offer different characteristics, but are united by freshness and potential for growth.

The new lead: Mika Godts from Ajax

The latest idea, however, comes from the Netherlands, more precisely from Ajax. The name is Mika Godts, a Belgian born in 2005, a left winger with a right foot. Godts has started the season with impressive numbers: five goals and four assists. His qualities—acceleration, dribbling, and the ability to cut inside and shoot—make him a profile capable of increasing threat in front of goal and adding a different option compared to the players currently available.

A crucial transfer window

Roma needs to rediscover its spark in the final third, and the winter transfer market represents a fundamental step to relaunch the season’s ambitions. The management is evaluating, Gasperini is pushing, and the list of candidates is growing: the only certainty is that an attacking reinforcement will arrive in January. The only thing left to understand is which profile will be deemed the most suitable to revive a department in need of quality, consistency, and new energy.

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