Coach Mourinho wants to add a striker to AS Roma after the striker Tammy Abraham was injured for a long time. The goal of recruiting Duvan Zapata has been pursued by the Rome team for nearly a month now.
Coach Mourinho is looking for a new solution for the AS Roma attack
“The Zapata deal to AS Roma was unexpectedly not given the green light by Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini, because this team had a case of striker El Bilal Toure with a long-term injury injury. Coach Gian Piero Gasperini is convincing Zapata to stay. This deal is in a pending state. Zapata has reached an agreement with AS Roma and wants to leave. The next decision will depend on the two clubs, “said expert journalist Fabrizio Romano.
Meanwhile, according to page Roma Press: “This deal is over. Zapata cannot go to AS Roma because Atalanta club wants to keep this striker for another season. Coach Mourinho has asked AS Roma club to switch to striker Lukaku from Chelsea.”
Lukaku used to play under the guidance of coach Mourinho at Chelsea and MU club before. The 30-year-old Belgian star has not yet joined any club, after Inter Milan and Juventus both withdrew from negotiations. Lukaku still has a contract with Chelsea until June 2026, but is also excluded from the plan by coach Mauricio Pochettino and has to train in the U.21 team while waiting for a new team.
Lukaku can go to AS Roma to reunite with coach Mourinho
According to the sheet La Gazzetta dello Sport (Italy), Lukaku’s representative is contacting AS Roma to negotiate for the possibility of moving to the Rome team on loan. Coach Mourinho is very interested in Lukaku, after the transfer of Zapata failed. If they want to have Lukaku, AS Roma will have to reach an agreement to share part of their salary with Chelsea club to pay for the Belgian player.
