Roma must pay double for Balerdi, claim French reports
PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 16: Leonardo Balerdi of Marseille during the Ligue 1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Olympique de Marseille (OM) at Parc des Princes stadium on March 16, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
There are mixed reports in Italy and France on the status of Roma interest in Olympique Marseille defender Leonardo Balerdi, with double the asking price.
Their pursuit of the central defender goes all the way back to his time in Argentina as a 19-year-old, with links even when he was still at Boca Juniors in 2018.
Now that he is 26 years old and flourishing at Olympique Marseille, La Gazzetta dello Sport suggests that Roma are back in the running and the player has already given the all-clear.
This much is confirmed in Franc...