Major force in the defense of Stade Rennais, Arthur Theate (23 years old) arouses envy. The winter transfer window has opened and the central defender has suitors in Italy. While Fiorentina had already positioned itself a few weeks ago, another transalpine club is carefully following the track of the Belgian international (14 caps). Indeed, according to information from Gazzetta dello Sport, AS Roma would like to recruit the player from Stade Rennais this winter.
Louve coach José Mourinho must compensate for the absences of Evan Ndicka, Chris Smalling, Marash Kumbulla and Gianluca Mancini. While Roma faces Cremonese in the Italian Cup, the Special One should line up Bryan Cristante and Zeki Celik as central defenders, again according to the Italian daily. And Arthur Theate seems like the most likely solution to strengthen the eighth defense of Serie A on the left in the three-way hinge. Under contract until 2027 with Rennes, Theate is valued at 20 million euros. If AS Roma has the capacity to finalize the transaction, the fact that Rennes still has to pay for the transfer of Nemanja Matic and that Romelu Lukaku is trying to convince his compatriot are arguments that could tip the scales.
