Matías Soulé’s agent is currently in England to hold negotiations with Fulham and Sunderland about a potential move from Roma.
Corriere dello Sport report on the 23-year-old today and Roma’s efforts to move him on to secure a big capital gain and aid their finances.
Fulham and Sunderland talks
The newspaper explains that Roma are looking to raise funds this summer by selling the former Juventus player. While their summer business will likely be fuelled by Champions League revenue, director of football Tony D’Amico is also working on sales.
Matías Soulé would be a ‘significant sacrifice’ in terms of quality, but he would provide immediate funds for the transfer market and to help comply with Financial Fair Play.
That’s because he’s the player in Roma’s squad who can generate the most profit this summer. His residual value on the balance sheet stands at €15.5m. So, a transfer fee of around €35m would allow the Italians to record a capital gain of between €20-21m.
His agent, Martin Guastadisegno, is helping to push the potential transfer along. He is currently in England to negotiate a move with both Sunderland and Fulham. The Premier League duo have expressed an interest in the forward.
Sunderland’s growing interest
Sport Witness have reported on Sunderland’s interest in particular. The first of those reports explained the Black Cats’ interest was being driven by director of football Florent Ghisolfi.
A follow up report explained that Sunderland had already started making moves. However, their first approach was only a timid one for now.
But they were given encouragement as a report this week explained that the Argentine had already turned down offers and would seriously consider a move to the Stadium of Light this summer.
The question is whether they want to spend the €35m that Roma are clearly looking for. That’s something to be worked out, with his agent in England for talks with Fulham and Sunderland over the potential deal.