Frattesi to Roma? Familiar Name Returns in Potential Koné Swap
A familiar target resurfaces as Roma weigh a potential swap that could bring Davide Frattesi back to the capital
STADIO GIUSEPPE MEAZZA, MILAN, ITALY - 2025/04/27: Davide Frattesi (L) of FC Internazionale competes for the ball with Manu Kone of AS Roma during the Serie A football match between FC Internazionale and AS Roma. AS Roma won 1-0 over FC Internazionale. (Photo by Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images) | LightRocket via Getty Images Earlier this week, when discussing Roma’s rumored interest in Dortmund midfielder Julian Brand t, we pointed out the unique situation of his position.
Midfielders are so crucial to the functioning of a proper football club, progressing the ball up the pitch, creating chances, and logging thousands of minutes and hundreds of kilometers, so you can never have enough quality players in that role. Today, we’re adding another corollary to that rule: You never forget your first love. Forsaken in the summer of 2017 during the doomed Gregoire Defrel deal, Roma has coveted Davide Frattesi for nearly ten years.
After a successful stint with Sassuolo, Frattesi made a big-money move to Inter Milan in 2024. While the Roman-born midfielder hasn’t exactly redefined the limits of the position since moving to San Siro, he scored 11 goals in his first two seasons with the club, including six during their 2023-2024 title-winning campaign. Since then, however, Frattesi has fallen down the ranks at Inter Milan, logging only 512 minutes in Serie A this season, prompting many to speculate that the Nerazzurri will seek an upgrade this summer.
Their reported top target is Roma’s Manu Koné. with the Gazzetta dello Sport suggesting that Inter may be willing to spend €50 million to land the French midfielder . But there is a notable twist to the rumor: To defray the cost, the GdS reports that Inter are willing to include Frattesi in a swap deal to offset part of the expense.