On Thursday, Corriere dello Sport expressed concerns about Brighton loanee Evan Ferguson.
They noted the striker hasn’t convinced Gian Piero Gasperini and has failed to score since a promising start to the season.
These concerns are spreading.
Roma lost 2-1 to Viktoria Plzen on Thursday in the Europa League. Ferguson came off the bench and failed to make an impact.
Today’s Corriere dello Sport takes a closer look at the Brighton player.
There are fears at Roma that the 20-year-old is often overweight. This is thought to be an issue highlighted when he returns from international breaks with Ireland.
The newspaper believe that the player himself has acknowledged this publicly and privately.
Roma are vigilant about this. Even manager Gian Piero Gasperini is aware. He makes sure that players eat at the club’s training centre (Trigoria) as much as they can.
This is done to help players manager their weight. Despite this, Ferguson is facing problems around fitness and being overweight.
Brighton will be keeping a close eye on this. Roma have an option to buy the Irishman permanently but that looks unlikely right now.