AS Roma Parts Ways With Sporting Director Frederic Massara
It signals a coach-led restructuring that strengthens Gian Piero Gasperini's control as Roma seeks a new sporting director before end-of-June financial deadlines.
Overview
- The club issued an official statement saying it has mutually terminated Frederic Massara's contract and thanked him for helping secure Champions League qualification.
- Massara had been in the sporting director role for only one season after joining ahead of 2025–26 and he has publicly thanked the ownership on his departure.
- Reporting says Massara's exit follows the earlier departure of senior advisor Claudio Ranieri and came after months of reported communication breakdowns with head coach Gian Piero Gasperini.
- Italian coverage cites specific clashes, including claims Gasperini once refused to let Massara board the team bus, as signals the coach sought greater control over recruitment decisions.
- Roma is actively pursuing new sporting-office hires with names linked from Atalanta and Napoli reported as targets, and the club faces pressure to finalise transfers and staffing before the June 30 financial deadline.