{"id":615718,"date":"2022-08-04T15:12:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T19:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=615718"},"modified":"2022-08-04T15:12:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T19:12:17","slug":"psg-midfielder-wijnaldum-signs-for-roma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/04\/psg-midfielder-wijnaldum-signs-for-roma\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Saint-Germain Midfielder Wijnaldum Signs for Roma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Roma have completed the signing of Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum on loan, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1555188696604884992?s=20&amp;t=h7TQwmnP1mtfzrX-aYJkiQ\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to Fabrizio Romano<\/a>. Ex-Liverpool star Wijnaldum signs for Roma after struggling to find form in Paris, scoring just once in Ligue 1 last season. And with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/30\/porto-midfielder-vitinha-paris-saint-germain\/\" target=\"_self\">arrival of well-regarded Portuguese midfielder, Vitinha<\/a>, competition for places will be hotter than ever.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Georginio Wijnaldum will be in Rome in the coming hours, medical will take place on Friday morning then he will be unveiled as new AS Roma player. \ud83d\udfe1\ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udee9 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ASRoma?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ASRoma<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Loan with buy option for \u20ac8m. Roma will pay \u20ac5m, around 50% of salary.<\/p>\n<p>Here we go confirmed since Monday night. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MfkkjKrJTm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/MfkkjKrJTm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1555188696604884992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Ex-Liverpool Midfielder Wijnaldum Signs for Roma<\/h2>\n<h3>Wijnaldum Signs for Roma After Ligue 1 Struggles<\/h3>\n<p>The deal sees the Dutchman join the Italian side for a year on loan, with an option to buy him permanently for \u00a36.7 million (\u20ac8 million). Roma will also contribute around 50% of the players salary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/2021\/06\/wijnaldum-transfer-wages-psg-liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported to be<\/a> around \u00a3165,000 per week.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old will be Roma&#8217;s fifth signing this summer. Notorious manager, Jos\u00e9 Mourinho, has already brought in Mile Svilar, Nemanja Mati\u0107, Zeki Celik and Paulo Dybala so far. The latter shone a light on the passion of the fans, too, as his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asroma.com\/en\/news\/2022\/7\/world-goes-crazy-for-dybala-presentation-event\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unveiling attracted over 10,000 supporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wijnaldum enjoyed his best spell with Liverpool, playing 237 games for the English giants and winning the Premier League and Champions League in the process. Perhaps most notoriously, he came on at half time to score two goals against Barcelona in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7HldRlTZj_g&amp;t=90s\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">infamous 4-0 semi-final<\/a> victory. The Reds would go on to win the Champions League that year.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch midfielder has amassed over 600 professional appearances bagging 119 goals and 59 assists in the process. He had been <a href=\"https:\/\/thetopflight.com\/2022\/03\/19\/georginio-wijnaldum-premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">heavily linked with a return<\/a> to the Premier League, with Arsenal, Aston Villa and Newcastle among those keeping tabs on him.<\/p>\n<p>Gini will face a fight for minutes at Roma, with competition for midfield places fierce. Mourinho favours a midfield three, with two playing deep and one in a more attacking role. In recent years, Wijnaldum has struggled to be as potent further forward.<\/p>\n<p>But if he can find form in Serie A, that buy out clause could offer a bargain player with a wealth of experience.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Paperworks are being prepared today between AS Roma and PSG for Gini Wijnaldum deal. Roma will pay \u20ac5m as part of Gini\u2019s salary. \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udfe1\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ASRoma?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ASRoma<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Full agreement on loan deal with buy option revealed yesterday night, it\u2019s just matter of time. Here we go. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L9oxH7kvFL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/L9oxH7kvFL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1554775494486364160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roma have completed the signing of Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum on loan, according to Fabrizio Romano. Ex-Liverpool star Wijnaldum signs for Roma after struggling to find form in Paris, scoring just once in Ligue 1 last season. And with the arrival of well-regarded Portuguese midfielder, Vitinha, competition for places will be hotter than ever. 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