AS Roma: 2013

Roma Propose Borriello-Gilardino Swap Deal

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Genoa striker Alberto Gilardino might be on his way to AS Roma in a exchange deal with Marco Borriello.

The ex- Parma hitman was on loan with Bologna from the Grifone previous season, while the Romanisti striker found himself loaned to the Ligurian club previous season.

The Giallorossi have begun negotiations over a possible transfer for Gilardino and prefer to offload Borriello as part of the trade.

On the other hand, such type of

The Giallorossi have announced their plans for summer friendly fixtures on Monday. The tour begins in USA.

Roma will play their first friendly match against the MLS All-Stars in Kansas City, Missouri. The game will take place on July 31.

The tour will continue in Canada and La Maggica will face Toronto FC on August 7.

The Romanisti haven't confirmed the match against Toronto FC yet, but Canadian media speculate that it seems very likely to happen.

The game would take place at the

According to the Mirror, QPR goalkeeper Júlio César has started negotiations with Serie A team AS Roma.

César, who has performed all 3 fixtures at the Confederations Cup, has been a main goal for a number of teams because QPR's Premier League relegation was confirmed, together with Arsenal and Milan, but the Giallorossi seem to have moved to the lead of the race as they have opened official negotiations with the 33-year-old player.

Manager Rudi Garcia is eager to bring the previous Internazionale stopper back to Italy and the Brazil

According to Dnevni Avaz, AS Roma playmaker Miralem Pjanic pointed out that he will not talk about his future until he comes back from his vacation.

The Bosnian footballer has spent the last 2 years with the Romanisti after his departure from Olympique Lyonnais in 2011, but speculations involving with a move away have circulated in recent months.

Miralem, who is nowadays on vacation in Greece - insists he will talk to Roma officials on the subject of where his future lies in due course.

According to SporX, Roma are close to agreeing terms with Fenerbahçe over the transfer of Cristian Baroni.

The Serie A outfit have been linked with the Brazilian midfielder throughout the season however, Fenerbahçe have previously denied all rumours.

The latest developments follow the Yellow Canaries signing of Alper Potuk.

The 29-year-old Brazilian midfielder joined Fenerbahçe from Corinthians for €8 million in 2009. Baroni went onto win the Turkish Super League and lifted the Turkish Cup last season.

Baroni scored 11 times and made 10

According to TalkSPORT, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea look set to miss out on Mehdi Benatia, with the Udinese defender poised to join Roma.

The 26-year-old's stock has soared since joining Udinese from Clermont in 2010 and he has attracted interest from all over Europe.

TalkSPORT revealed last month that Milan were leading the chase for the Morocco international's signature but Roma appear to have beaten them to it.

According to Mercato365.com, AC Milan are interested in making a bid for Roma’s Miralem Pjanic.

Speculations are circulating that Pjanic’s agent have met with Rossoneri officials to discuss a move away from the capital.

The Bosnian has a contract with Roma until 2015 and could available for Milan for a relatively cheap sum.

However, before Pjanic decides on an exit, he would prefer to see who takes over at Roma and what direction the team could take next year.

Pjanic has attracted interest from Manchester City, Bayern Munich and

As Tuttomercatoweb informs, the Giallorossi have offered €7 million to Palermo for midfield playmaker Josip Ilicic.

Palermo were relegated last weekend following their loss to Fiorentina, and the club look likely to lose several key players in the offseason.

Currently, Ilicic looks to be the first to part ways with the Rosanero should a deal for the Slovenian be approved by team president Maurizio Zamparini.

Transfer expert Alfredo Pedulla recently spoke about Ilicic’s possible

According to Lancenet, Roma have shown interest in signing Atletico Mineiro right-back Marcos Rocha at the end of the season.

The 24-year-old has been linked with a move to the Italian capital of late but his agent says he is not thinking of a move away from the Estadio Independencia.

"I just found out now that Roma are interested in Marcos Rocha," he told Lancenet.

"But there is nothing. Nothing has come to me, no enquiries, no offers. He is focusing on putting in good performances for Atletico

According to Corriere dello Sport, Psy will perform before the Coppa Italia final between Roma and Lazio next Sunday.

Park Jae-sang, better known by his stage name Psy, of Gangman Style fame, will sing as part of the pre-match entertainment at Stadio Olimpico on May 26.

Cristiano Habetswallner, head of the cup's chief sponsor TIM, has revealed why he chose the singer: “We wanted to defuse the tension that surrounds the game,” he told the newspaper.

“We want to turn the match into a

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Daniele De Rossi could abandon Roma this summer for a cut-price cost, with Chelsea said to be interested in the player.

The 29-year-old has endured a tough season, mainly in the early phase, as he had a quantity of disagreements with previous Giallorossi manager Zdenek Zeman.

La Gazzetta dello Sport are also reporting that the capital team are not 100% opposed to selling the midfielder at the end of the season, and would say yes to a lower fee given his age and most

According to Teleradiostereo, former Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard is the newest big name to be connected with Roma.

The Romanisti are all set to hire another coach once the season comes to a close as it seems they won’t take on current interim Aurelio Andreazzoli full time.

AC Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri is the first choice to take over at Trigoria, but it turns out the Rossoneri could stick with the ex-Cagliari manager.

It seems that Roma are focusing on either Walter Mazzarri or Rijkaard, if they cannot acquire Allegri.

According to reports in the Italian Press, Juventus could make a sensational move for Roma starlet Erik Lamela.

Tuttosport have revealed this afternoon that the Bianconeri are interested in signing the Argentine youngster and may make a bid at the end of the season.

Antonio Conte's side have been linked with a host of attackers in recent months, with Gonzalo Higuain, Karim Benzema and Alessandro Diamanti all rumoured to be moving to the Old Lady.

But the Turin-based newspaper has

It's a pity how much money the Giallorossi offerd to Dinamo Zagrab for their wonderkid Tin Jedvaj, but it's almost certain that the Croatian starlet will wear AS Roma jersey next season.

Dinamo president Zdravko Mamic is fully satisfied with the offer and gave green light for this summer transfer. It is expected that this trade will be completed shortly following the meeting by both club officials.

Serie A giants Juventus and Milan were also interested in signing the young

Despite his poor performances at Inter, Rafael Benitez’s representative assures “we’ll take offers from Italy into consideration” after rumours of AS Roma and Napoli interest.

The interim manager is set to leave Chelsea at the end of the season, most likely to be replaced by Jose Mourinho.

There are reports today that Roma and Napoli have Benitez in their list of candidates for the bench next term.

“At the moment I have not received any offers from Italy, as Rafa is concentrated only on the Europa League,” agent Manuel Garcia Quilon

The Giallorossi insist that they will talk terms about a new contract with star defender Marquinhos when required.

The Brazilian centre-half has emerged as one of the club's star performers this season, having joined from Corinthians last summer.

Barcelona and Manchester City are amongst those to have been linked in recent weeks, but Roma insist that Marquinhos is committed to them for the next four years.

"The boy has a four-year contract with us," Roma general manager Franco Baldini told Sky Sport Italia. "Therefore, there is no meeting set up with his

A day after Gianluca Rocchi had to interrupt the game between AC Milan and AS Roma as a result of racist chanting, the organization that operates Italy's ultimate division fined Roma €50,000 ($64,900) over the unpleasant incident.

The organization, identified as the Lega Calcio, additionally issued an formal warning to the team, but stopped short of docking it points in the Serie A TIM standings.

Sunday's fixture in Milano was stopped for about 2 minutes in the 2nd half after host players complained to the arbiter about the visiting supporters' chanting. Evidently, the players noted, supporters were focusing on 3 black footballers in the

The head of football's world governing body FIFA, Sepp Blatter, was "appalled" when he learned that AC Milan's match against Roma was suspended because of racist chanting.

Sunday's game was stopped for 97 seconds during the second half when visiting Roma supporters would not stop chanting at Milan players Mario Balotelli and Kevin-Prince Boateng.

"Appalled to read about racist abuse in Serie A last night," Blatter tweeted Monday. "Tackling this issue is complex, but we're committed to action, not just

According to club’s official site, Roma manager Aurelio Andreazzoli has admitted that his side could have done better against Serie A giants AC Milan in their match at the San Siro yesterday, but insists that the quality gap between the two teams is not as stark as many think.

The Giallorossi were unable to capitalise on their man advantage yesterday against AC Milan as the Rossoneri’s Sulley Muntari was sent off just four minutes before half-time.

Lacking a clinical finish, both sides had to settle for a goalless deadlock which saw Roma’s Francesco Totti also sent off in the closing minutes of

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Manchester City are reportedly sending scouts to San Siro for tonight’s Milan-Roma so they can prepare a €30m offer for Erik Lamela.

The Premier League side has long been linked with 20-year-old Argentine forward Lamela, who scored 15 Serie A goals this season.

It had already been claimed Roma rejected a bid for the player, but La Gazzetta dello Sport now suggests emissaries from Manchester will be in the stands for tonight’s Milan-Roma clash.

They are laying the groundwork for a new proposal worth €30m, but again the

According to The Sun, Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanic has been on the Football Transfer Tavern’s radar for a few years now and it seems Manchester City, Tottenham and Arsenal have also been watching the highly rated playmaker.

Pjanic has excelled since his £9 million move from Lyon to Roma in 2011 and it is though that the Italian club would now demand more than £20 million for his services this summer.

The Bosnian international is still just 23-years-old and would be seen as an impressive investment for any Premier League club with competition high.

City are looking to reshape their squad

Walter Sabatini's deal was due to expire next month, though has been extended by a year. It means that he'll continue on in his role as sporting director of AS Roma until June 2014.

He was first appointed to the role in 2011, when American Thomas Di Benedetto took over the club. Since then Sabatini - who had been director at Lazio and Palermo before joining Roma - has been responsible for the club's transfer business.

Having impressed with signings including Maarten Stekelenburg, Erik Lamela, Marquinhos and Miralem Pjanić, it's little surprise that he's

Sky Sports reporter Angelo Mangiante says Mazzarri will be the new Roma manager as soon as the season ends.

"Walter Mazzarri will coach Roma."

"The official information will be released at the end of the season after a meeting between Aurelio De Laurentiis and Roma officials."

"There is also an option Nicolas Burdisso to go to Napoli."

Mazzarri's agent was spotted at Roma's training ground prompting the latest round of speculation.

Roma have been without a full-time

According to ANSA news agency, Roma and Lazio are scheduled to meet Pope Francis ahead of their Coppa Italia final at the end of the month.

The meeting will take place at the Vatican on May 22.

Pope Francis will meet with the captains, presidents and coaches of the club just days before the two teams are set to battle for the domestic trophy on May 26 at the Stadio Olimpico.

This won’t be the first time that Pope Francis has met with a figure from the footballing world, as Inter captain Javier Zanetti and his family met with him in April just days before the Argentine

According to the Metro, Ajax defender Toby Alderweireld has snubbed a move to Liverpool in favour of joining Italian side Roma at the end of the season.

The highly rated 24-year old had also been tracked by Tottenham and Newcastle, who are also set to miss out despite the fact the centre back hinted that a switch to the Premier League would be his preference just two months ago.

Liverpool are in the market for a new defender with veteran Jamie Carragher set to retire at the end of the season, and news that Roma have jumped the queue and agreed a deal with the star will come as a major disappointment at

According to L’Equipe, Laurent Blanc has admitted that he held unsuccessful talks with Roma about replacing Zdenek Zeman at the club.

The former France boss was linked with the post after the 4-3-3 man was shown the door in February.

“It’s true, there was contact,” the former Napoli and Inter defender told L’Equipe. “However, we were not on the same wavelength.

“The move didn’t happen for various reasons on both sides,” added the 47-year-old ex-Bordeaux tactician.

“I want to take on a challenge, to have

According to Tuttomercatoweb.com, AS Roma are believed to want Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic to lead the Giallorossi attack next season alongside Mattia Destro, but will not be forced into a bidding war for the Montenegrin.

Despite 15 goals in Serie A this season Pablo Osvaldo is almost certain to leave the Italian capital and Tuttomercatoweb.com are reporting that the Giallorossi hierarchy are dreaming of Jovetic as his replacement and made initial contact on Saturday.

Director of football Walter Sabatini was in attendance at the Stadio

According to Sky Sports, Roma director of football Franco Baldini has denied that the club are plotting a move for AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri.

Speculation has been steadily increasing in Milan that Allegri’s tenure could be coming to an end, despite still being well in contention for a Champions’ League berth for the 2013-2014 season. Consequently, rumours have surfaced that, should he depart the Rossoneri, he could be on the radar of Roma.

However when speaking to Sky, Baldini appeared to pour cold water on such suggestions, “Allegri? There is no agreement. All assume that Roma coach will change, but Andreazzoli is doing

Daniel Pablo Osvaldo headed in the winner from the last touch of the game to give Roma a 1-0 win at Fiorentina in the Italian Serie A on Saturday.

The hosts, who enjoyed advantage in terms of possession and shooting chances, hitting the post twice,

According to the papers report today, Massimiliano Allegri has chosen to join Roma and has rejected an approach from Inter.

The future of Max Allegri has always been in question this season, already from the very start as Milan managed to pick-up just seven points from the first eight rounds and every day there are more rumours that this is his final Milan season.

It’s no secret that President Silvio Berlusconi is not one of Allegri’s fans as the former Italy Prime Minister expects to see Milan playing better football – champagne football – and it seems that Silvio wants to fire Max who has a deal

According to Sky Sport Italia, Marquinhos has admitted that fellow Roma teammate Francesco Totti is a 'phenomenon'.

The Brazilian youngster has enjoyed a breakthrough season at the Giallorossi, with rumours that Barcelona are keen on signing the centre-back.

But the 18-year-old has insisted that he is loving life in the Italian capital.

“Totti is an unattainable champions,” he told Sky Sport Italia.

“It does not take long to realise that he is a real phenomenon for the things that he can do.”

The Giallorossi have joined AC Milan in the race to sign Julio Cesar from Queens Park Rangers.

QPR were relegated from the English Premier League last weekend and their Brazilian shot stopper, who only joined the Hoops last summer, is looking for a new club.

The Brazilian international’s arrival at Loftus Road was viewed as somewhat of a coup for the club after he left Inter by mutual consent in summer 2012.

Cesar, 33, reportedly earns £90,000-a-week and QPR are keen to get many of their high earners off their wage bill next season. This has alerted Milan and now

Azzurri international Daniel Pablo Osvaldo could still have a future at Roma, says manager Aurelio Andreazzoli.

The Argentine-born forward is being tipped to leave the Stadio Olimpico in the summer, but reminded everyone of his ability with a hat-trick against Siena on Sunday.

“He had a great game and deserved his hat-trick,” the tactician stated. “He's an excellent player and he's shown that lots of times.

“He's scored 15 goals this

According to Teleradiostereo, Former Roma defender Cristian Panucci believes the Giallorossi need a tougher coach to get the most out of the underachieving club.

The Giallorossi are in search of a new coach as Aurelio Andreazzoli is unlikely to be given the full time position.

Panucci has been mentioned as a possible candidate given his history at the club he played for from 2001 to 2009.

“They are a young team and they need someone who has a pulse on the situation,” he told Teleradiostereo.

“They need someone who will give

In an interview for a Italian newspaper, Miralem Pjanic has described Roma's up-coming Coppa Italia final with rivals Lazio as a must-win game for the club's supporters.

The 23-year-old midfielder, who missed the semi-final win over Inter as he continues his recovery from injury, has warned his team-mates not to forget about their league campaign at the expense of the looming final - but has stressed how much a victory would mean to the Giallorossi faithful.

According to La Republica, Walter Mazzarri’s agent was spotted at the AS Roma training ground on Monday fuelling rumours that the Napoli coach could be joining the Giallorossi at the end of the season.

Mazzarri’s contract expires in June and he has stated on more than one occasion that he will not discuss his future until the Serie A season has finished.

Agent Beppe Bozzo was spotted at the Trigoria training ground on Monday afternoon prompting La Republica to claim that he is in talks with the club about his client’s

It seems that Roma have joined Arsenal and Spurs among the growing pack of clubs chasing Sochaux defender Sebastien Corchia.

TalkSPORT revealed earlier this month that Corchia, 23, is open to a transfer once he has helped safeguard his side's top-flight future.

Sochaux are currently mired in a relegation battle with just five Ligue 1 games remaining, but that has not stopped clubs from circling the young full-back.

Italian website Calciomercatonews.com claim Roma are firm admirers of the France Under-21 international and will focus their efforts on trying to bring him to the Stadio

According to TalkSPORT, Manchester City face competition from Roma in the battle to land Frank De Boer.

The radio station claims the Ajax chief is the main target for the Citizens, with speculation growing over Roberto Mancini’s future following the loss of the title to local rivals Manchester United.

De Boer has admitted he’d love to take over at the Etihad Stadium, according to the report, but now the Italian giants have also joined the chase for the 42-year-old’s signature.

Roma have been in a state of flux in recent times, with five managers in the past 26 months at the Stadio Olimpico.

According to The Corriere dello Sport, Stefano Pioli is again being linked with the Roma job almost two years after holding talks with sporting director Walter Sabatini.

The tactician was a contender for the Giallorossi hotseat in 2011, but the capital side eventually hired Luis Enrique and Pioli opted for Palermo.

However, after his excellent work at Bologna which recently saw him handed a new deal until 2015, Pioli is

Roma manager Aurelio Andreazzoli stated his disappointment following his sides 1-1 draw with bottom of the table Pescara.

Mattia Destro equalised for the Giallorossi after Gianluca Caprari had headed the away team into the lead.

“Tonight I’m really disappointed”, Andreazzoli told Sky Sports Italia.

“This week I warned the players not to underestimate our opposition as we did against Palermo. We get important results and then we take on an attitude that we can not afford.”

“We always repeat the same errors. I

According to Tutto Mercato, Italian giants Roma have not given up hope of signing Brazilian full-back Wallace, despite the 18-year-old only recently agreeing to move to Chelsea.

The Blues have completed a deal to buy Wallace from Fluminense, with the Brazil Under-20 international due to remain at current club Fluminense until the summer.

Roma though have not stopped working for Wallace and are now keen to do a deal with Chelsea, which would see the starlet join the Giallorossi on loan, with the Italian side having an option to make the

According to TMW, Roma preparing an offer for Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul.

The Dutchman is currently out of action with a shoulder injury and his contract ties him to the Magpies until June 2017.

Earlier this week he was heavily linked with Milan, but TMW now suggest Roma are also ready to do battle for Krul’s signature.

He would be replacing another Dutch international, Maarten Stekelenburg, at the Stadio Olimpico.

The problem would be that Milan can offer European football, whereas Roma’s hopes

Giallorossi manager Aurelio Andreazzoli has hailed his side’s never-say-die mentality as the squad showed the “necessary organisation” in their Coppa Italia semi-final match last night to beat Inter 3-2 at the San Siro.

The Nerrazurri put themselves ahead in the match through a goal from Brazilian left-back Jonathan in the first half.

Then Roma were able to turn things around in the second half, scoring three goals in a span of 20 minutes, including a brace from Mattia Destro.

Inter tried to stage a comeback, with

Inter Milan and Roma, two of Italy's biggest clubs, face-off in what promises to be a hotly-contested Coppa Italia semi-final second leg at the San Siro on Wednesday.

Roma head into the clash with a 2-1 advantage from the opening leg at the Stadio Olimpico, and

According to Roma Channel, Roma boss Aurelio Andreazzoli has confirmed Mattia Destro is fit to face Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia semi-final second leg.

The Italian capital club ran out 2-1 winners at the Stadio Olimpico in the first clash between the two sides, but Destro has been forced to watch on from the sidelines in recent weeks after suffering a knee injury.

But after being left out of the 2-1 victory over Torino, Andreazzolli is confident Destro is now fit and ready to feature against his former club on Wednesday.

"Destro was rested in Turin in order to give him an extra 3-4 days to prepare. Tomorrow's game will be his for many reasons, because

AS Roma have posted a statement confirming the transfer of Dinamo Zagreb’s young defender Tin Jedvaj in a €5m contract. The Romanisti were pronounced yesterday as having beaten Tottenham Hotspur to the extremely rated

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Roma are looking to tighten their grip on teenage defender Marquinhos following his fine campaign at the Olimpico.

The Brazilian joined the capital club in the summer from Corinthians on a loan deal, but with the understanding that Roma would be forced to buy once he played in eight League games.

The South American has featured in 23 Serie A matches so far, attracting

According to Portuguese sports newspaper A Bola, Roma's attentions for their summer recruitment are turning towards the Primeira Liga.

A Bola report that Walter Sabatini has set his eyes on Academica youngster Flavio Ferreira, who set a club record for being their youngest ever captain during the 2011/12 season.

The club captain, who only turned 21 last October, is a product of the Academica youth system and started out as a defensive midfielder before being converted to a central defender.

Said to be good in the air with a solid positional sense, Ferreira renewed his contract with the Coimbra-based side last December to tie himself to the club until 2016. However any potential deal may hinge on Academica remaining in the top division,

According to some Italian news reports, Roma interest in Fluminense’s Jean has been rejected by club director Rodrigo Caetano.

The 26-year-old defensive midfielder, who made his debut for Brazil in November 2012 against Argentina, has attracted interest from the Giallorossi of late.

“I heard the rumours circulating in Italy, but if Roma are interested they must speak to the club first,” he told reporters.

“At the moment I think Jean will be with us for a long time.”

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Roma legend Francesco Totti says he is determined to score 300 Serie A goals and become the league's all-time leading scorer.

The 36-year-old made his league debut for Roma 20 years ago and has since found the net a total of 227 times in the Italian top flight.

"If I am in a position to do so, I am convinced that I will reach (300)," he told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

"(If I had played as a striker) I would have reached 300 a long time ago."

His equaliser in Monday's derby with

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