Dzeko is no longer Roma captain - as per Roma's director
AS Roma general manager Tiago Pinto affirms that he met Edin Dzeko and Paulo Fonseca and uncovered that the Giallorossi are not proceeding with the Bosnian as skipper.
The 34-year-old had a dissent with Paulo Fonseca and had been training distinctly from the remainder of the team squad toward the finish of January when he verged on joining Inter in a swap arrangement with Alexis Sanchez.
He got back to the training ground with other players yesterday, and today, he met the head coach Paulo Fonseca after the training session in Trigoria.
New Roma General Manager
Tiago Pinto
clarified what occurred at a question and answer session.
“I don’t want to find an escape route, it’s important to understand that inside a club there are the dynamics that similar to those of families and families become stronger by solving their problems,” said the 33-year-old Roma director.
“Edin is a strong footballer, a great professional with great experience and personality and Fonseca is the leader of our project, he’s done a great job and he is the right person to build the future of the club,” Tiago Pinto said.
“Over the last few days, we’ve had meetings together in order to strengthen mutual trust. We came out happy and confident, now we must focus on the collective good which is more important than the interest of individuals.”
Does Dzeko still wear the captain armband?
“I am convinced a club must be based on rules, right now Edin is not the captain, but we are working for the club’s good and Dzeko will be the first one to work for this."
Who will be the next Roma skipper?
"It's a strategic choice that involves the coach and the club. It must be a shared decision. However, the coach is free to make his tactical decisions, obviously nobody from the club will interfere."
During the press conference, the Portuguese director rejected the news about a meeting with Massimiliano Allegri in January.
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