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Lorenzo Pellegrini had a surprise resurgence in the Derby against Lazio, making his first start of the season and scoring the lone goal of the game. He had a troublesome summer because of a major thigh injury that required surgery. Gian Piero Gasperini had voiced his doubts about deploying him because of his poor relationship with the fan base.<\/p>\n
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport<\/em>, the coach would like the midfielder to become more of an athlete. He filled in for Paulo Dybala, but the gaffer prefers using pure attackers in that role. The Giallorossi<\/em> are currently without Leon Bailley as well.<\/p>\n Roma won\u2019t renew the expiring contract of Pellegrini and shopped him around in the summer, without finding a taker. The brass is unlikely to do a 180. The veteran makes \u20ac5M plus add-ons, a lot more than most of their other players.<\/p>\n Gasperini will keep fielding the captain whenever he wants to, but a January exit remains likely. The player might prefer that solution over a Bosman departure. It\u2019d allow the club to monetize a little. Napoli chased him in the last couple of windows.<\/p>\n Other coaches have tried, but he just doesn\u2019t defend well enough or has the stamina to star as a box-to-box. It\u2019s even more of a problem in a two-man midfield. Plus, they are in good shape there. They need him as a no.10 until other options return from injury. His sale is unlikely to fetch much other than the savings on his salary. Unless that\u2019s enough to have the ammo to sign a speedster, they might as well keep him until his deal runs out.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\nOur Take on Roma and Pellegrini<\/h3>\n
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