Roma tried to appease Gian Piero Gasperini in a summit centered on the transfer market on Wednesday. However, the main reason for his malcontent, director Frederic Massara, wasn’t present, and only the son of the owner, Ryan Friedkin, participated, La Repubblica informs.
The brass shares the coach’s ambition, but the club needs to respect a settlement agreement they concurred with UEFA due to previous Financial Fair Play violations. They must tread the needle in every deal.
Massara didn’t attend the meeting because he had a rendezvous with the agents of Giacomo Raspadori, raising their proposal on personal to convince him to switch sides. Roma are more confident, even though they’ll have to wait since he’s in Saudi Arabia for the Spanish Super Cup.
The Giallorossi aren’t fretting about Gasperini’s complaints, which happened routinely in Bergamo, when he often threatened to resign during the summer windows. Still, he and the director are at odds and have had at least two public fights following the losses to Juventus and Atalanta. The gaffer had hoped Claudio Ranieri, who persuaded him to take the job, would support him more, but he’s mostly a liaison and not an everyday presence. Conversely, the hierarchy expected him to mellow out a little.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise, as his gruff and demanding personality is well-known. It’s somewhat charming and refreshing when things are going great, not so much when the going gets rough. Perhaps, they thought he’d make it a full season before showing his true colors. It might not be long before they have to pick between the boss and the official.
