Gasperini: Roma signed just one player I ‘specifically requested’, Malen deal ‘a stroke of luck’
Gasperini: Roma signed just one player I ‘specifically requested’, Malen deal ‘a stroke of luck’ Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini insists the club only signed one player he ‘specifically requested,’ while the Donyell Malen deal from Aston Villa ‘was a stroke of luck, something that came together in 24 hours. ’ Roma coach Gasperini and club advisor Claudio Ranieri expressed differing opinions on Friday, before and after a 3-0 win over Pisa at the Stadio Olimpico. Ranieri spoke to DAZN before kick-off, saying that every new Roma signing during Gasperini’s tenure was approved by the coach.
Gasperini first commented on Ranieri’s claims during a post-match interview and added more at a post-match press conference. Gasperini responds to Ranieri over Roma transfers “Regarding the transfer market, I left the club free to choose players I didn’t know. Of the ones I specifically requested, only one arrived in the summer,” Gasp said via Gazzetta.
“Then I asked to focus on the forwards, since we had lost Shomurodov and Saelemaekers. Strengthening the attack was the key point. I kept insisting that we needed to raise the level in that area of the pitch.
Unfortunately, it didn’t go that way, which was part of the reason for some of the problems. “But I never had any issue with Ranieri. It felt like we shared the same view on that aspect.
” TURIN, ITALY – MAY 25: Claudio Ranieri, Head Coach of AS Roma looks on prior to the Serie A match between Torino and AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on May 25, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) Ranieri even said that three coaches had rejected a proposal from Roma before the club turned to Gasperini last summer. “That’s normal for clubs.