Roma Concretely Interested in Dynamic Twente Star | OneFootball

Roma are a lot keener than Inter on Sem Steijn, but they’ll have to act quickly because other sides, especially Feyenoord, are already working to acquire him from Twente. A few Bundesliga teams have inquired as well, Tuttomercatoweb relays.

The prolific midfielder doesn’t have a release clause but received a sort of promise he would be let go for €10/15M if a bigger team targeted him. He’s leading the Eredivisie in scoring, having bagged 23 goals in 29 matches.

Roma are eyeing Steijn to substitute for Lorenzo Pellegrini. Such a relationship appears to have run its course, although a tangible landing spot for their captain hasn’t emerged yet. Instead, Feyenoord wants the Dutch star to succeed Igor Paixao. Napoli are chasing after the speedster but might ultimately sign somebody more physical and less similar to David Neres.

Twente manager Joseph Oosting hinted that their ace was bound to depart in a recent presser.

Our Take on Roma and Steijn

He’d be an interesting flier, as their midfield could use some more oomph, although obviously the transition would be a question mark. The elephant in the room is whether they’ll go after Davide Frattesi again. They’ll have a better shot at getting him this summer since Inter might not stand in their way as forcefully as in previous windows since he’s not been superb, despite scoring at his usual rate.