The summer transfer market is beginning to stir, and Roma find themselves at the centre of a fresh approach as the Giallorossi continue to reshape their attacking options under Gian Piero Gasperini.<\/p>\n
According to Gianluigi Longari<\/em>, Dan Ndoye<\/strong> \u2013 the Swiss international winger currently at Nottingham Forest \u2013 has been offered to Roma as his camp seeks an escape route from an underwhelming spell in the East Midlands.<\/p>\n Dan Ndoye<\/strong> is a player whose profile is well-known to Serie A followers.<\/p>\n The 24-year-old Swiss international came through OGC Nice and Basel before making his name at Bologna in 2023\u201324, where he flourished under Thiago Motta\u2019s demanding system as a high-energy right winger with an exceptional capacity for progressive ball-carrying and pressing.<\/p>\n His performances helped Bologna qualify for the Champions League and earned him a place in Switzerland\u2019s Euro 2024 squad, where his off-ball work and positional versatility across both flanks drew admiring glances from clubs across Europe.<\/p>\n Napoli and Inter Milan were both reportedly in the picture before Ndoye opted for the Premier League, with Forest paying a reported fee in the region of \u20ac40m plus add-ons \u2013 one of their most significant outlays in the modern era.<\/p>\n The move has not delivered on that promise. A ball-carrying facilitator by nature, he was effectively asked to fill the vertical threat left by Anthony Elanga\u2019s departure to Newcastle \u2013 a poor fit that has blunted his impact considerably.<\/p>\n The mechanics of this approach are agent-driven rather than club-initiated.<\/p>\n Those in Ndoye\u2019s camp are reportedly exploring options on his behalf, with Roma among the clubs to have received an offer.<\/p>\n Forest, who finished outside European qualification this season, have provided neither the structural stability nor the continental stage that Ndoye\u2019s game demands.<\/p>\n As one well-circulated piece of commentary put it, Ndoye has looked like a pressing winger trapped in a team that wanted him to be someone else entirely.<\/p>\n The instability at the City Ground has compounded those tactical mismatches, and it is little surprise that his representatives are looking to engineer a move before a second difficult season compounds the damage further.<\/p>\n Whether Forest would sanction a sale \u2013 and at what valuation, given the outlay involved \u2013 remains an open question.<\/p>\n A loan-to-buy structure<\/strong> may prove the most viable mechanism, allowing all parties to reduce their exposure while Ndoye rebuilds his standing in familiar surroundings.<\/p>\n Roma\u2019s interest, such as it is at this stage, makes a degree of tactical sense. Gasperini builds teams around high-pressing, dynamic wide players who can function both in and out of possession \u2013 exactly the profile Ndoye displayed so effectively at Bologna.<\/p>\n A return to Serie A would represent a homecoming of sorts for a player who genuinely thrived in the Italian game.<\/p>\n The Giallorossi have already moved smartly in attack, with the arrival of Donyell Malen representing a statement of Gasperini\u2019s ambitions for the Stadio Olimpico.<\/p>\n Roma\u2019s current transfer activity suggests a club building deliberately rather than reactively, and adding Ndoye would give Gasperini genuine width and pressing intensity on either flank.<\/p>\n He is not a guaranteed starter, but as a profile capable of functioning in multiple systems, he is exactly the kind of intelligent depth a Gasperini squad requires.<\/p>\n The Serie A familiarity alone makes him a lower-risk proposition than many alternatives.<\/p>\n This is where ambition meets arithmetic. Roma\u2019s primary attacking target this summer remains Manchester United\u2019s Joshua Zirkzee<\/strong>, and Gasperini\u2019s side are unlikely to pursue multiple significant additions in the same position simultaneously.<\/p>\n Ndoye\u2019s candidacy is real but contingent \u2013 progress on the Zirkzee front will largely determine how seriously Roma engage with this offer.<\/p>\n Inter Milan\u2019s previously reported interest adds a layer of competition, though nothing concrete has emerged from that direction.<\/p>\n The fee question also looms: Forest will not willingly absorb a heavy loss on a player signed for \u20ac40m-plus just twelve months prior.<\/p>\n The next few weeks of negotiation around Zirkzee will serve as the clearest indicator of whether this Ndoye offer progresses beyond an initial conversation.<\/p>\n Should Roma\u2019s pursuit of the Dutchman stall \u2013 on fee, wages, or United\u2019s willingness to sell \u2013 Ndoye could quickly move from a peripheral option to a genuine priority.<\/p>\n For Ndoye himself, a return to the league where he genuinely flourished is an appealing prospect, and Roma under Gasperini offer the kind of structured, high-intensity environment in which he has historically thrived.<\/p>\n The offer has been made. Now calcio waits to see whether the Giallorossi decide to answer it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nDan Ndoye: The Winger on Roma\u2019s Radar<\/h2>\n
Why Ndoye Has Been Placed on the Market<\/h2>\n
What Ndoye Would Bring to Gasperini\u2019s Attack<\/h2>\n
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The Obstacle: Zirkzee Comes First<\/h2>\n
What\u2019s Next in Roma\u2019s Pursuit of Ndoye<\/h2>\n