Roma and Gasperini target Freuler for midfield reunion

Roma are finalising transfer plans ahead of their July 13 training-camp start, with sporting director D’Amico and coach Gasperini aligning on squad needs. Recent talks between the club’s owners, D’Amico and Gasperini have clarified the coach’s priorities for the next window, including a focus on wingers and midfield reinforcement. Roma’s strategy prioritises players who fit Gasperini’s system rather than headline-grabbing attackers, with Swiss midfielder Remo Freuler among the targets. Gasperini has repeatedly stressed the need to add midfield depth and tactical options, and Freuler fits that profile. The Swiss international, currently at the World Cup and leaving Bologna, is set to become a free agent. Roma could sign him without a transfer fee, adding an experienced international to their ranks.

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Freuler’s familiarity with the Italian league and his reliability under Gasperini—who coached him at Atalanta—make him a natural fit. The potential reunion would reunite a duo that last worked together in Bergamo, where Gasperini built a competitive Atalanta side around Freuler’s midfield role.

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Roma are also pursuing other targets, including winger transfers, but Freuler remains a key piece of Gasperini’s midfield blueprint. The club’s transfer activity reflects the coach’s clear vision for squad construction ahead of the new season.