After tonight’s match against Verona, there will be a decisive acceleration: the first step in building next season’s squad will be the signing of a new sporting director.
As Corriere dello Sport reports, the hottest name right now is Tony D’Amico.
The Italian executive, leaving Atalanta, has already collaborated with Gasperini for years and therefore represents a guarantee in terms of relationships.
Those “shared visions,” essential for building the future according to Gasperini, are best built with an old friend.
This is why D’Amico, in name and in fact, now seems the leading candidate to take on the role of Roma sporting director after Massara’s departure.
The newspaper specifies that after tonight’s match against Verona, negotiations with D’Amico will get underway.
D’Amico also had discussions with Gasp in Bergamo, but the two have worked well together, hitting multiple milestones from 2022-23 onwards and winning the 2024 Europa League; it’s no coincidence that they’d be happy to be back in Rome.
Ryan Friedkin has reportedly already contacted the manager in recent days, as well as completing a round-up that also involved other players, all specialized in talent scouting, such as Sogliano, the architect of Verona, and Tognozzi, who Juventus greatly admires.
The final decision rests solely with Ryan.