With Leonardo Spinazzola recovering from injury, Rome is looking for a short-term replacement.
Spinazzola ruptured his Achilles tendon in the quarter-finals of the 2020 European Championships in Italy’s 2-1 victory over Belgium. However, he has since undergone surgery to repair the rupture. He will be absent for a period of time. It is not yet certain.
Sky Italia initially reported Roma has identified Manchester United full-back Alex Thales as a potential loan contract for most of the upcoming season.
Roma’s new coach Jose Mourinho wants to get Thales from the former club he manages, but doing so may encounter some obstacles.
Thales was taken to the club from Porto for £15.4 million (US$21.3 million) in the last transfer window to provide competition for first-team left-back Luke Shaw.
However, Shaw spent a recovery season at Manchester United. If anything happens, the club is keen to make Thales the second choice for Shaw.
Xiao performed well in the England national team game because they were very close to taking home the 2020 European Championship title, but ironically, was eliminated by Italy in the penalty shootout.
Fabrizio Romano also reported that Roma will still transfer Tres “in the next few days” because Mourinho really takes this player very seriously and thinks he is Spinazzola’s The perfect successor.
This enthusiasm for keeping Thales is a signal from Manchester United that they will release the Brazilian only if they sell him. This is a problem that Roma must determine as soon as possible.
The 28-year-old full-back has shown that he can score from time to time, as evidenced by his 21 goals in 129 appearances for Porto in four seasons.
However, his best skill is that he can read the defense and disrupt the game before it happens. In addition, he can use his footwork to surpass the opposing team’s attackers.
Mourinho’s time as Manchester United coach is very unstable. For now, the club may not be willing to help the Portuguese when he is in need in Italy.
The transfer window will close on Tuesday, August 31, giving Rome a few weeks to decide whether it is worth bidding for Terras or looking elsewhere.
