The past 24 hours served as a reminder to us all that rumors are just that—rumors. In the wake of yesterday’s fantastic (in the unbelievable sense of the word) news that Roma and Inter Milan were engaged in transfer negotiations for Roma’s French midfielder Manu Koné, many Giallorossi fans (myself included) were fit to be tied at the thought of the club sacrificing the 24-year-old talent.
But here we are a day later, and the Corriere dello Sport has just soothed our collective nerves:
According to Corriere, Roma has no intention of selling Koné and, in fact, never received the rumored €40 million plus bonuses offer bandied about the Romaverse yesterday. Of course, as we know all too well, the rumor pendulum can swing just as easily the other way—it’s a fickle and vicious cycle—but for now, it seems like we can breathe a sigh of relief.
Koné, 24, should loom large in Gasperini’s midfield this year and stands every chance at cementing himself as one of the best midfielders in Serie A.
We’ll continue to monitor this story, but lord willing, this will be the last of it.
