Mourinho to conquer Serie A?

Mourinho to conquer Serie A?

The current winner of the Conference League, Roma, under the keen eye of Jose Mourinho, continue a powerful transfer campaign! Giallorossi's new acquisition was Italy national team forward Andrea Belotti.

Andrea Belotti has been a cult figure for Torino for the past seven years. During that time, the forward scored 100 goals in Serie A only, which more than once helped the Bulls to stay in the middle of the standings. Also, the 28-year-old player deserved a call to the Italian national team, with which he both won Euro 2020 and shamefully missed the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

The peak of Belotti's career fell on the 2016/17 season. Back then, he scored 26 goals for Torino in Serie A and became the league's top scorer. It is not surprising that top clubs, such as Milan, became interested in the striker's services. But the president of the Maroons, Urbano Cairo, put an impressive price tag of 100 million euros for Andrea, which scared away all potential buyers.

As it turned out, Torino's boss made a serious mistake. Since then, Belotti has been playing worse and worse, until his contract with Torino ended this summer. And so, in the status of a free agent, Andrea went under the wing of Jose Mourinho. Moreover, after a personal conversation with the Portuguese, the striker stopped negotiations with Valencia and Monaco, immediately heading to Rome. He will sign a four-year contract with Giallorossi with a salary of 3 million euros.

Now Roma have gathered an incredible selection of star forwards. In addition to former Wolves players Carlos Perez, Nicolò Zaniolo and Tammy Abraham, this is newcomer Paulo Dybala. Add Belotti here, and you can safely fight for at least the Champions League zone. José Mourinho has played solid defense at all his clubs, but not everywhere has he had such a luxurious choice on the creative side.

In our opinion, Belotti got a great chance to restart a slowly fading career. The forward is only 28 years old, which is not the age for the Italian league. If Andrea understands the requirements of Jose Mourinho right away, then his 15-20 goals for the league are guaranteed to allow Roma to take a decisive step forward in their development.