While nothing has been confirmed yet, the Italian media are very convinced that Sevilla director of football Monchi will be moving to Roma in the summer.
With that sorted, there is one big dilemma the Italian side need to figure out, and that’s whether or not Luciano Spalletti will continue as manager next season.
The former Zenit man still hasn’t renewed his contract, and Il Tempo in Italy reckon that Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino is on the list of potential candidates for the role as Monchi looks at possible replacements.
Moving from Southampton to White Hart Lane in 2014, the Argentinean manager has worked wonders for Spurs, continuously strengthening them and making them a yearly top four contender along the way.
While a trophy still eludes him, few fans will be unhappy with the job he has done, and seeing him leave isn’t something on their minds at the moment.
Roma know this, and understand it would be very difficult to prise the Tottenham manager away from the project he is so invested in at White Hart Lane, but that doesn’t mean they won’t to try.
Furthermore, if Spurs qualify for the Champions League (which is a strong possibility), swapping London for Rome seems like an unrealistic scenario for Pochettino, as this year’s campaign in Europe is something the manager will want to rectify.
