Jose Mourinho’s Bold Letter to Roma President and Transfer Window Speculations

Dear Friedkin, I am writing to you… for the coming year, Jose Mourinho he has very clear ideas: he is the first to be dissatisfied with seventh place in the standings, which becomes ninth in terms of number of points won in the whole of 2023, beyond the slowdown in Budapest which he has not forgotten. Yet, in the virtual letter to the president, he implied without asking. In order to remain at Roma, six months after the expiry of the contract which has never been discussed, he is willing to review his plans, to tone down his public expressions, to wait for gifts as if they were a donation and not an obligation .

Roma and the central defender: will he arrive?

Maybe before the Epiphany, which takes away all the holidays, he will get the defender to oppose to Atalanta, the next direct clash in the championship, if not to Cremonese in the Italian Cup, which already happens on January 3rd. «But if the reinforcement doesn’t arrive, it will be fine just the same: I’m not crying» clarified Mourinho at the end of Juventus-Roma, which re-proposed the virtues and limitations of a team still engaged in a difficult transition: after two seasons in which he had learned to defend himself, he is preparing for a different type of football that can enhance the offensive qualities of two champions like Lukaku and Dybala.

Rome on the rise

Mourinho saw many encouraging elements at the Stadium, especially thanks to the good first half in which Roma lived up to a championship challenge. He appreciated the improvements in personality, waiting for some important players (Dybala, Pellegrini, Lukaku himself) return to playing at high levels. But he also urgently needs exogenous support which Tiago Pinto, compatibly with finance and list problems, will try to provide him. The key to the winning alchemy could be in unscrupulous trading. If Roma manages to sell Spinazzola and return Renato Sanches to PSG – both significantly did not play even a minute between Napoli and Juventus – they will be able to open up to new investments that improve the squad. In that case, Smalling’s chronic injury, N’Dicka’s temporary departure and above all the 5 points delay from the Champions League zone will not seem like insurmountable problems. After all, we are only halfway through the championship. In fact, not even.

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