OFFICIAL: Roma sign Jose Angel from Sporting Gijon

Great signing. I have watched this player some times, and I can say clearly that he is very good defensively, and even better at attack. Very good signing Roma. Good project going on. Will keep my eyes closely monitoring you guys.

Roma are really shaping up nicely, taking the initiative promoting youth. It will take a few years but eventually will pay off. Youve got some huge future names. Lamela, bojan and now angel. Some more italians would be good. Parolo? Montolivo? Buy back Aquilani? All would be decent buys. Then ofc Astori, cassani for other fullback? A new keeper is the next must though. Please not kanemi unless stek is coming too. Viviano would have been fantastic but it didnt happen. Oh well.

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mezzogiornese wrote:Roma are really shaping up nicely, taking the initiative promoting youth. It will take a few years but eventually will pay off. Youve got some huge future names. Lamela, bojan and now angel. Some more italians would be good. Parolo? Montolivo? Buy back Aquilani? All would be decent buys. Then ofc Astori, cassani for other fullback? A new keeper is the next must though. Please not kanemi unless stek is coming too. Viviano would have been fantastic but it didnt happen. Oh well.

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Ya a nice balance is coming about with these new signings, making up for a rather aging base. I would like there to be some more Italians, but we do have quite a few Roman youth players who are all very promising. Antei, Caprari and Crescenzi seem to be the ones who will make the jump this season, maybe along with Viviani, so it's great to see more Roman joining the first team.

As for the names you mentioned, I agree with most of them; I had mentioned Montolivo and Parolo as being two good players who we should target. Aquilani? I would be glad to see him in a Roma shirt again, but I wouldn't take that gamble just because of his injury problems. Montolivo would be a better option imo, similar style and quality, but less prone to injuries. Parolo would also be a good replacement for Perrotta who doesn't have many seasons left in him. Cassani... there's the Zamparini factor and we have enough transfer sagas as it is. As for goalkeepers, anyone's guess what's on going on. Stekelenburg now seems more likely, with Kameni going to Espanyol's training camp.

PS- As for this signing, I can't really judge just yet as I don't know Angel well enough to do so. From what I've seen and heard, he seems very promising, so I'm glad we're reducing the age of our back line with some quality youngsters. I think it will take him some time to adapt, but with Enrique, evidently, it all should workout well.

I completley agree with you about bringing more homegrown youngsters in. I suppose the idea is getting the very best but rome has always produced great players.

Aquilani had a great season last year and shook off his injuries. I think hes better than monty, can score from distance and is roman. Getting him back now on the cheap would be great business.

As for more italian youngsters... That lad from Bari who scored 3 against bologna- maybe an element of fluke but i think hes def worth a shot. Although maybe Roma will never take a punt on a young barese again!

@Mezzo: Viviano can still happen. Inter use Julio Cesar and the only link for him seems to be Genoa, and I reckon he would choose Roma over Genoa based on your history, your past results, and your future which as the whole footballing realm knows, is shaping up nicely as Roma are taking greats leaps.

Nah I think Viviano is a third option, nothing more. Every link we had to him completely died after that blind bid fiasco.

I didn't watch as much La Liga last season as I normally try to, but even then, I was hearing good things about Valdes. He's still got a ways to go before he can get his chance with the NT, but this guy looks to be a very hard worker. His stat of 125 crosses speaks volumes about his mentality.

I'd also like to have Montolivo with us......but not for 20m, which is what Fiorentina value him at....that's simply an excessive amount of money for a player hasn't done enough to justify it.

Cassani is very likely to be Palermo's new captain so I can't see him leaving when they've just lost their top striker in Miccoli and likely to lose their best playmaker in Pastore.

I still would fancy Viviano over both Stekelenburg and Kameni. His experience in the league is a distinct advantage over both the Cameroonian and the Dutchman. He doesn't deserve to be rotting on the bench at Inter and he doesn't deserve to be at a Genoa side that lacks the ambition it once had. Plus....he's Italian after all.

I would put Stekelenburg as our priority, then Viviano, with Kameni as a last resort. Though I think I would rather get Sirigu over Viviano.

As for Montolivo, he's not worth 20 million, nor do I think anyone will offer that much. He's entering the last year of his contract, doesn't want to renew and is forcing his way out already. That price could easily be knocked down to 15 million, maybe even a little lower if he explicitly declares interest in joining a certain team. After all, better getting even a little money now than nothing at all next year for a player entering his prime.

Great signing, Barca were also after this kid.