Malen completes permanent 25m Roma move from Aston Villa as Inter win Coppa Italia

Roma are mathematically certain of Europa League qualification following Inter’s Coppa Italia victory, which means Donyell Malen will permanently join the Giallorossi from Aston Villa.

Roma have mathematically qualified for the Europa League, meaning that Dutch striker Malen is set to join the Giallorossi on a permanent €25m transfer from Aston Villa.

Malen had moved to the Olimpico on loan with an option to buy in the January window, with the option becoming mandatory if the Giallorossi had qualified for the Champions League or the Europa League.

Roma have mathematically secured at least a place in the Europa League following Inter’s Coppa Italia Final victory over Lazio, as reported by Filippo Biafora on X.

If the Biancocelesti had won, they would have grabbed a Europa League spot, meaning that only the fifth-placed in Serie A would play the same competition next season, and the sixth would drop to the Conference League.

However, with Inter winning the Coppa Italia, the fifth and sixth-placed teams will play in the Europa League in 2026-27, and the seventh-placed team will go to the Conference League.

Roma are currently fifth in the Serie A table, but level on 67 points with fourth-placed Milan.

Como follow the Giallorossi and Rossoneri with 65 points and two games remaining.

Malen has had a tremendous impact at Roma, scoring 13 goals and providing two assists in 16 Serie A matches.