Roma\u2019s winter transfer window promises to be one of the most dynamic of the Friedkin era. <\/p>\n
While sporting director Frederic Massara\u2019s efforts to provide Gian Piero Gasperini with a brand-new attacking partnership are well-known, the last few hours have led to a reshuffling of priorities in other departments. <\/p>\n
The defeat against Juventus and the responses from the pitch have prompted the coach and management to revise their defense and flanking plans. <\/p>\n
Until a few days ago, there were rumors of Gasperini\u2019s need for an experienced central defender who could act as Ndicka\u2019s backup, allowing Gianluca Mancini to remain stable on the right-center position. <\/p>\n
However, Ziolkowski\u2019s strong performance against the Bianconeri pleasantly surprised the coaching staff. If the young central defender were to maintain this solidity in his upcoming matches, the urgency of relocating to the center of defense could ease, allowing Massara to redirect his budget to other critical areas.<\/p>\n
Gasperini\u2019s current weak spot is the left flank. With Angeli\u00f1o still sidelined after a long absence and Tsimikas unimpressive, the coach has often been forced to divert Wesley to the opposite flank. <\/p>\n
In this scenario, as reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, the name of Renan Lodi has emerged. <\/p>\n
The 1998-born Brazilian, formerly of Atl\u00e9tico Madrid and Marseille, is recovering from a breakup with Al-Hilal and is looking for a new challenge in Europe. <\/p>\n
Holding an Italian passport, Renan Lodi would be a good fit for Gasperini\u2019s full-back play. His arrival could be closely tied to Angeli\u00f1o\u2019s fate: if the Spaniard doesn\u2019t immediately provide guaranteed fitness, he could be sacrificed on the transfer market by the end of January to make room for the new signing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roma\u2019s winter transfer window promises to be one of the most dynamic of the Friedkin era. While sporting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":364349,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-364348","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-soccer","9":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}