A right-back Roma badly needed
Thirteen million euros, plus five in add-ons. That is what it took for Roma to end weeks of uncertainty down their right side. The club confirmed the signing of Nahuel Molina on Tuesday. The Argentina international arrives from Atletico Madrid, has put pen to a four-year deal, and takes the number 20 shirt.
At 27, he needed this. His last seasons in Madrid drifted. Minutes dried up, his place in the pecking order slipped away. Roma hand him something different, a starting spot and a flank to call his own.
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He already speaks the language of Serie A
Italian football is not new to him. Molina spent 2020 to 2022 at Udinese, and it was in Friuli that he first turned heads, strong enough there to earn the Atletico move and a jump to La Liga. Four years later he is back, older, carrying a lot more in his legs and his head.
Sixty-five caps. One goal. A place in the squad that went all the way to the last World Cup final. The profile suits what Roma have been chasing, a full-back who pushes high without forgetting the job behind him.
Now comes the settling-in
The right flank had been a headache for the giallorossi for weeks. Molina fills it with a player who has handled Champions League nights and international pressure without blinking.
How fast can he bed in? That is the real question. What is not in doubt is the value. A senior Argentina international, landed for a sensible fee, deep into the window.
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