Official: Roma buy Wesley from Flamengo for 25m plus bonus | OneFootball

Roma have officially completed the purchase of Wesley França from Flamengo for a reported €25m plus €5m in bonuses.

The right-back will celebrate his 22nd birthday in September and was a product of the Flamengo youth academy, working his way up to the senior squad.

He was a precise request of new Giallorossi coach Gian Piero Gasperini and already has two senior caps for Brazil.

Wesley first choice for Gasperini’s Roma

Frederic Massara with new Roma buy Wesley (asroma.com)

The negotiations took a while to reach a full agreement, with Roma eventually paying circa €25m plus another €5m in add-ons.

He flew in over the weekend for his medical tests and put pen to paper on a contract to June 2030.

He will wear the Number 43 jersey and become the 46th different Brazilian to wear the Roma shirt.

Although primarily a right-back, he will play in a more advanced wing-back role at the Stadio Olimpico, to fit in with Gasperini’s tactics.