The summer transfer window is still weeks from opening in earnest, yet the business of calcio is already moving at pace – and one of its more unsettling subplots concerns a player Milan fought hard to sign barely twelve months ago.
According to Get Football News Italy, Ardon Jashari – the Swiss international midfielder who arrived at San Siro from Club Brugge in the summer of 2025 – is now being considered for sale, with Roma emerging as a concrete potential destination ahead of the window.
Ardon Jashari: The Deep-Lying Playmaker Milan Hunted – Then Couldn’t Use
Jashari, now 23, was one of the most coveted holding midfielders in European football entering last summer.
Milan moved decisively to sign him from Club Brugge, pushing past an initial rejection of their €38m offer to eventually land the player for approximately €36–37m – a significant outlay, particularly after the Belgian club’s prolonged resistance and at least one competing Premier League offer that Jashari chose to decline in favour of the Rossoneri.
His profile is that of a classic deep-lying playmaker: a No. 6 capable of functioning within a double pivot, comfortable in possession, and intelligent in his positioning without the ball.
It was precisely the profile several top coaches were identifying as a priority. But his first season at Milan was hollowed out by misfortune – a broken fibula early in the campaign sidelined him until around December, leaving him with just 13 appearances across all competitions by spring 2026 and precious little time to establish himself in the system.
He holds six caps for Switzerland, and has been called up for the 2026 World Cup – a stage that may yet redefine how his immediate future is framed.
Why Milan Are Ready to Consider the Unthinkable
The logic of selling Jashari less than a year after paying €37m to acquire him is, on the surface, difficult to defend. And yet the structural context at Milan makes it almost comprehensible.
Following the departure of CEO Giorgio Furlani, the Rossoneri currently lack both a permanent chief executive and a sporting director – a vacuum that has left the club’s transfer operations in a state of genuine paralysis.
Reports suggest that should discussions with Roma or other interested parties become serious, there is currently no clear figure at Milan empowered to conduct them.
Beyond the organisational chaos, there is the uncomfortable arithmetic of the situation.
Jashari’s market value is estimated at approximately €25m – well below his acquisition cost – meaning any sale now risks a meaningful book loss unless structured cleverly with add-ons and performance bonuses.
A fee in the region of €30m has been floated in connection with a hypothetical Juventus approach, offering a rough benchmark for what the market might currently bear.
Milan’s willingness to even entertain enquiries speaks to how profoundly their transfer strategy has lost coherence, a pattern also visible in their handling of Rafael Leão’s situation this summer.
Italian analysis has been pointed in its criticism. The suggestion that offloading Jashari now would throw further doubt over Rossoneri ownership’s competence is hard to argue with – this is a player they pursued relentlessly, and his debut season was conditioned almost entirely by injury rather than inadequacy.
What Jashari Would Bring to Roma’s Rebuild
Roma’s interest is grounded in a recognisable logic. The Giallorossi have made a habit in recent cycles of identifying players whose value at rival clubs has been obscured by circumstance – injury, tactical change, institutional disruption – and moving quickly before the market corrects.
The broader ambition underpinning Roma’s current rebuild demands exactly the kind of profile Jashari represents: a technically accomplished, relatively young midfielder capable of anchoring a double pivot and distributing from deep.
Roma have been active in identifying midfield reinforcements this summer, and their transfer activity across positions confirms a willingness to move decisively when the right profile becomes available. Jashari – contracted until 2030, not yet 24, and with a point to prove – fits the template of a player worth the calculated risk.
The Obstacle: Competing Interest and a Leaderless Club
Roma are not alone in their interest. Atalanta have made contact with Jashari’s entourage, clubs in Germany and England continue to monitor the situation, and earlier in 2026 Juventus were reported to be eyeing him as a partner for Manuel Locatelli – with Luciano Spalletti specifically identified as an admirer. The competition is genuine and broad.
The absence of a functioning Milan front office complicates matters from the selling side as much as it does from any buyer’s perspective.
No single figure currently holds the authority to set a price, negotiate terms, or sanction a deal – and the longer that vacuum persists, the more other suitors can use it to apply pressure or simply wait for circumstances to sharpen Milan’s resolve to sell.
What Happens Next for Jashari
Two events will determine whether this story has a conclusion before August.
The first is the World Cup: strong performances for Switzerland in North America would either convince Milan to retain a player suddenly restored to conspicuous form, or accelerate the queue of clubs prepared to meet whatever asking price eventually emerges.
The second is the appointment of a new Milan sporting director – once that role is filled, the club’s transfer intentions will crystallise rapidly.
Roma will be watching both closely. In calcio, a player’s fate can turn on ninety minutes in June as easily as a boardroom decision in July.
