Roma Decline €13 Million Zaragoza Option as Bayern Return Looms

Overview

• Reports in Italy and Germany say Roma will not take up the option to buy Bryan Zaragoza, so he is expected to return to Bayern Munich this summer.
• The €13 million clause would have become mandatory only if Roma qualified for European competition and Zaragoza played at least half of the available minutes, which he has not.
• Roma are reportedly prepared to pay a €500,000 penalty to Bayern rather than complete a permanent transfer.
• Zaragoza has struggled for minutes at Roma, including three straight Serie A matches spent on the bench, after earlier loans to Osasuna and Celta Vigo yielded mixed impact.
• His Bayern contract runs through 2029, and Bild reported that Roma’s limited use of him may reflect a strategy to avoid triggering the clause, a claim that has not been confirmed by the club.