Franck Kessie is reportedly eager to return to Serie A, linking the previous Milan midfielder with Gian Piero Gasperini’s Roma.
In response to what has been reported by the Gazzetta dello Sport, , the 28-year-old is able to depart Saudi Professional League aspect Al-Ahli and desires to reunite together with his former coach Gasperini in Giallorossi colors.
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Gasperini and Kessie labored collectively at Atalanta and the reviews counsel that the Ivorian is open to taking a pay lower to be able to return to Italy’s high flight.
epa09357677 Franck Kessie (C) of Ivory Coast in motion in opposition to Abdulelah Al Amri (R) of Saudi Arabia in the course of the males’s soccer group stage match between Ivory Coast and Saudi Arabia on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Video games in Yokohama, Japan, 22 July 2021. EPA-EFE/KIYOSHI OTA
Kessie to Roma? The small print
Kessie at the moment earns a reported wage of €12 million per season however is keen to cut back this for Roma.
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA – APRIL 18: Franck Kessie of Al Ahli controls the ball in the course of the Saudi Professional League match between Al Ahli and Al Fayha at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium on April 18, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Picture by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Pictures)
The reviews from Italy point out the foremost impediment in the way in which of a deal just isn’t the switch payment itself however the Italian membership’s have to steadiness their books according to Monetary Honest Play rules. The Roman membership would first want to dump gamers to be able to finance the €14 million Al-Ahli need for the participant.
Subsequently, not a lot progress is anticipated till the beginning of July and after the Giallorossi have had the chance to make some gross sales.