AS Roma have opened talks with Chelsea's owners BlueCo over two attackers, Alejandro Garnacho and Diego Moreira, after missing out on Mason Greenwood. The move looks ambitious enough on paper. The harder part is the structure. Roma would prefer an initial loan for Garnacho with an option that turns into an obligation to buy, while Chelsea want a permanent sale from the start.

Garnacho and the sale Chelsea want

TeamTalk reported that Chelsea internally accepted they would sanction Garnacho’s departure for a package worth around £60million (€70m). That still leaves Roma trying to land the deal on terms that suit them, not Chelsea.

Garnacho’s first Chelsea season produced 8 goals and 4 assists in 43 appearances. That output explains why Roma are interested, but also why Chelsea are not behaving like a club in a rush to compromise. A player who has just delivered that kind of return is not being pushed out cheaply.

Roma also finished 3rd in Serie A in 2025, which is part of why they are acting like a club with Champions League ambitions in the market. They are not shopping at the edge of the market here, they are trying to pull together two separate high-value negotiations at once.

Moreira’s price makes the second deal awkward

The Moreira side is even less straightforward. Football Italia, citing La Gazzetta dello Sport, reported that the asking price is now €40m. Moreira was sold by Chelsea to Strasbourg in the summer of 2024 for €8.5m, so the jump in valuation is obvious.

That is the awkward part of Roma’s plan. One deal is about Chelsea’s preference for a straight sale, the other is about a reported price that makes the second leg of the move expensive before wages and add-ons are even discussed. Roma want both players, but the two negotiations are being pulled in different directions.

The BlueCo link keeps the pathway open, yet it does not make either deal simple. Roma are still working through a transfer plan that is more about terms than targets, and that is where the real obstacle sits.

Written by Daniel Hartley with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 4 outlets. How we work →