The reasons why Roma see the possibility of signing Riquelme

He Atlético de Madrid It hopes it won’t have to do some operations in this summer market because of departures it didn’t anticipate. One of those cases concerns the future of Rodrigo Riquelme. The Madrid player is not the undisputed starter at Athletic and in Italy they have many options to sign him this summer.

Just a few days ago, the newspaper ‘The Gazzetta dello Sport‘ broke down the reasons why the ‘giallorosso’ team is optimistic about his acquisition. Here you have to understand that there are two conflicting messages in this story. On the one hand, in Spain, the player’s entourage assures him that he does not want to move. In Italy, sources close to the red and white youth player were also cited, saying that he was very attracted to the idea of ​​going to Rome. And as the third key, the sa Athleticmaking sure he doesn’t want to sell one of his most promising talents but at the same time slips if the offer isn’t on the market…

In Italy, in the aforementioned article, it was stated that the player “is at the most important moment in his career, the one where he can make the definitive leap in quality. And, to do that, he has to keep playing.” An event that today is difficult to happen to Athleticwhere last year it was not indispensable.

Another reason given in Italy has to do with the formula used RossiRoman coach, who does not see him as a long winger as was the case with Simeone in his 5-3-2, but in a position closer to where he gave his best version in Girona.

In Italy they claim that the fact that Samuel Lino get ahead of Riquelme and that on Rome could have had a more leading role, it could have been one of the most important factors in the outcome of this story.

Finally there is the economic issue. Now, according to ‘La Gazetta dello Sport’, Riquelme remains one of the lowest earners in Athletic, about 400,000 euros. The Rome Obviously she is willing to greatly increase that amount, even almost triple it.