Overview
- Roma intensified talks with Crysencio Summerville and set a firm deadline for a reply this weekend or by Monday after the player returned to Europe, the club warning it will move on if terms are not accepted.
- Negotiations are blocked by a clear pay gap with Summerville reportedly asking about €6 million a year while Roma have offered roughly €4–4.5 million plus bonuses.
- Club officials are prepared to pay a large transfer fee—reported at about €40–45 million—to West Ham if Summerville accepts Roma’s salary structure and D’Amico is authorised to travel to close the deal.
- Coach Gian Piero Gasperini publicly defended the wage ceiling and urged the board to speed up signings, noting the need for 'three or four quality' wide additions after Zeki Celik chose to join Juventus.
- With Financial Fair Play constraints and squad harmony cited as reasons for the cap, Roma are actively scouting alternatives such as Garnacho, Uzun, El Mala and Nusa while balancing transfer urgency and dressing-room pay equality.