Roma Close In on Molina and Read as Napoli's Lukaku and Lang Exits Could Unlock New Signings
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Roma have reached a full agreement with Atletico Madrid to sign right-back Nahuel Molina for around €17-18m, including bonuses, on a deal running to 2029, according to Calciomercato and Sky Sport Italia. The Argentine has exchanged documents with the club and is set to arrive in the capital for a medical, giving Gian Piero Gasperini the right-back reinforcement he had been seeking.
Roma are also closing in on Feyenoord's Givairo Read, with a decisive call between the two clubs expected on Monday after Roma raised their offer to €28m including bonuses, according to Romagiallorossa. Read has already agreed personal terms on a five-year contract worth €2.5m per season and has told Roma he is ready to move, having been drawn by Gasperini's project and the chance to play Champions League football.
Napoli's move for Fenerbahce depends on offloading Romelu Lukaku first, with the Turkish club preparing a second bid after Napoli rejected an opening offer of around €6-7m; club president Aurelio De Laurentiis is holding out for at least €10m, according to Napolimagazine and Calcionapoli24. Ajax have separately made contact over winger Noa Lang, and Napoli see both departures as the key to freeing up funds and squad space to pursue Gabriel Jesus and Zeballos.
Juventus are working on a deal with Bologna for centre-back Jhon Lucumí that would include Juan Cabal, and possibly Fabio Miretti, as makeweights to reduce the fee, according to Tuttojuve and Chiamarsi Bomber. Lucumí has already agreed personal terms on a five-year contract worth around €2.5m per season, though Bologna sporting director Giovanni Sartori is still asking for at least €25m for Cabal, leaving the structure of the deal unresolved.
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AC Milan are evaluating Genk's Zakaria El Ouahdi as a replacement for Zachary Athekame, in a deal reported at between €13m and €15m.
Juventus continue to weigh goalkeeper options including Andriy Lunin, Anatoliy Trubin and Zion Suzuki as they assess their options behind the current squad.
What it means for the league
Roma's rapid progress on both Molina and Read shows a club moving quickly to reshape both full-back positions before the season starts, backing Gasperini with the personnel he asked for. Napoli's market is effectively frozen at the front end until Lukaku and Lang move on, illustrating how outgoing business is dictating the pace of incoming signings at several clubs this window. Juventus' willingness to use squad players as makeweights in the Lucumí talks points to a club trying to balance further investment in defence without overextending on fees with three weeks left before the window closes.