Gasperini asks Greenwood to wait while Roma prepare official offer for Marseille

Monday’s reports claim that Gian Piero Gasperini is in direct contact with Marseille forward Mason Greenwood and that he has asked the Englishman ‘to wait’ while Roma prepare to formally open negotiations with the Ligue 1 side.

Gasperini is hoping to reconstruct his attacking department ahead of the 2026-27 season, an area of the pitch he often complained about during the 2025-26 campaign, and Marseille’s Greenwood has emerged as the first choice for the Giallorossi.

The Manchester United academy graduate is expected to be available for transfer this summer as Marseille are expected to sell a big-name star in order to comply with FFP regulations. This means that Roma are hoping to secure a deal within the coming weeks.

While Roma remain confident of striking a deal for Greenwood, they have not yet tabled a formal offer for Marseille, who value their attacker in the region of €55m. Manchester United will also be entitled to a significant sell-on clause if their former player is to move this summer.

And so, according to reports from the Corriere dello Sport, Gasperini has been on the phone to Greenwood to ask him to wait while the clubs conduct their negotiations.

Monday’s report claims that Ryan Friedkin is also in direct contact with the player’s agent and that he has already mapped out the club’s plans and the role that Greenwood would have within the Giallorossi set-up.

Despite Marseille’s €55m valuation, the Corriere dello Sport suggests that Roma’s opening offer will be worth €40m including bonuses, as well as a significant sell-on clause that will be higher than 10%.

In an ideal world, Roma would like to sign Greenwood on an initial loan deal with an obligation to buy, but it remains to be seen whether Marseille will be willing to accept this formula.