Three Cheers for Mexes

Hip Hip Horraaaaay!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Philippe Mexes signed a new 4 year contract with Roma today which will keep him at the club till June 2011. He will earn the expected €2.5 million plus bonuses (up to €3.5 million). In addition to that there is a €17 million buy out clause in his contract, which is €10 million more than it was previously. This is excellent news. He also sounded out Chivu and publicly asked him to stay. We shall see if it has any effect.

I always felt that it would be Chivu who would stay and Mexes’ agent was being greedy and trying to get the best deal which would mean a move abroad. I feel really bad now for having doubted Mexes’ loyalty. Now that I look back on it, he did reject a much bigger deal from Manchester United when we first signed him to come to Rome. I think they were offering him 4 times as much as we offered initially. He’s replaced Chivu as one of my top 5 favorite Giallorossi right now.

Ridiculous…

It’s official.. The transfer market is driving everyone mad… And the transfer window has only been open for FOUR days now!!! Rumors are everywhere. I’ve followed the transfer market in the past but it’s never been like this before.

AS Roma Transfer Market

After a very successful season, Roma look forward to the future. It is very clear that we need reinforcements to be able to compete in the long run. When the starters get hurt, Roma really struggle. Individual games did not undo Roma as the starting 11 did very well to beat the top teams in the World. Roma have managed to beat the Champions League winners, as well as the champions of the French, Italian, Greek, and English leagues. So in order to get more consistency in the squad and become more competitive important signings are necessary making this summer crucial for the future of our beloved AS Roma.

I will run you through some of the transfer market rumors and strategies:

A little bit about myself

When I started following football in 2002, my favorite player was Gabriel Omar Batistuta, and my favorite team was, of course, Argentina. One of my friends was a huge Roma fan and once he told me Batistuta played for Roma, there was no doubt which team I would be cheering for.

In the first Roma game I remember, they had just lost to Valencia 1-0. Despite beating them 3-0 a week later in Valencia, Roma were eliminated from the second Champions League group stage after 1-1 draws with Ajax Amsterdam and Arsenal. Later that season, Roma finished 8th and were eliminated by Milan in the Coppa Italia final.

Through the good times and the bad, I have followed Roma, and from season to season my love for this club grows. Since Batistuta left and retired, I moved away from Argentina and turned to the Azzurri because of Francesco Totti. Right now I live, eat, and breathe football. How much I enjoy my week depends on how Roma did in the previous game. With the start of each season I have renewed high hopes for Roma, and I have faith that they will win something soon.

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