MiTi: Many injuries and poor performance and high salary, Rome has not yet started negotiations for renewal with Pellegrini

According to the "Sports of Milan", Rome captain Pellegrini has only one year left in the contract, but there is still no sign of renewal.

The entire Rome team has arrived in England for the second phase of summer training, but the captain Pellegrini has not accompanied the team. He "will stay in Rome to continue his recovery work." Pellegrini felt severe pain in his right thigh during the training of the entire Roma team on May 8 this year, and was later diagnosed with a rectus femoris injury, which led to him ending last season early. Afterwards, Pellegrini went to Finland for tendon surgery, and it is expected that it will take about 20 days to start training for the whole team. Pellegrini is expected to return to the court after the national team match day in September.

Pellegrini, 29, is from the Roma youth team. He transferred to Sassuolo in 2015 and returned to Roma in 2017 and has been playing for the present day. However, in recent seasons, Pellegrini's injuries have begun to increase and his condition has gradually declined. Last season, Pellegrini became a substitute in Roma, making only 25 appearances in the Serie A, scoring 2 goals and assisting once. Obviously, such performance is unsatisfactory.

But Pellegrini's annual salary after tax reached 6.5 million euros, plus bonuses, second only to Dybala in Roma. Pellegrini's contract will expire in June next year, but Rome shows no signs to negotiate a contract renewal with him so far. If Pellegrini cannot return to his best form and impress the club in the new season, he will become a free agent in a year.

Pellegrini will miss all training camps in Rome this summer due to injury, and was arranged to undergo nose surgery on the first day of the training in Rome. Roma's new coach Gasperini previously said: "Pellegrini? He is a wounded person. Everyone likes the player who can play, shoot and score goals, but the truth is the same for everyone. They must have the mentality of striving for the best season."

"Milan Sports" pointed out that coach Gasperini has asked Roma to introduce new players in the same position to replace Pellegrini. New players need to be competent for multiple positions such as wingers and front midfielders. Currently, Roma's targets for signing include Nene, Echeviri, Enciso and others.

Roma also proposed to exchange Pellegrini for McKennie, but was rejected by Juventus, who asked for the exchange to get Christant. In January this year, teams such as Naples and Fiorentina had scandals with Pellegrini, but none of them officially began negotiations. In addition, Saudi Arabia may also become Pellegrini's next future home, but the players have not yet considered going to Saudi Arabia.