Caglar Soyuncu’s move to Roma hinges on Roma offloading Renato Sanches

Caglar Soyuncu from Atletico Madrid is the favored choice to reinforce Roma's defense before the January transfer deadline.

Caglar Soyuncu Could Sign For As Roma
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Caglar Soyuncu from Atletico Madrid is the frontrunner to bolster Roma’s defense ahead of the January transfer deadline. The Turkish center-back, seeking increased playing time due to limited minutes under Atletico boss Diego Simeone, and his representatives have engaged in discussions with Roma over the past few weeks.

As reported by Il Tempo, the conditions for Soyuncu’s potential signing are favorable for Roma, as they are considering a loan deal where they would only be responsible for his salary for the remainder of the season.

However, the completion of Soyuncu’s move is contingent on Roma securing the departure of at least one player from their squad. Renato Sanches emerges as the primary candidate for an exit. The Portuguese footballer, who arrived on loan from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer, appears poised to end his stint in Rome prematurely, with Besiktas monitoring the situation for further developments.

Çağlar Söyüncü

Caglar Söyüncü

Defender

TurkeyTurkey

Age: 29

185 cm

82 kg

Season 2024/2025
Played 5 2 Missed
Minutes 404 80.8 Avg
Goals 1 0.2 Avg
Assist 0 0.0 Avg
Attempt 0 0.0 Avg
Passes 232 46.486.8% AvgSucc
Yellow 0 0.0 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total once for 46 minutes for Copa Del Rey.

Çağlar Söyüncü didn’t score any goal for Atlético Madrid. He procured no assists. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 5th in Copa Del Rey. In the last match Atlético Madrid won 3-1 against Lugo.

Atlético Madrid performance and stats

Atlético Madrid

Manager: D. Simeone
Rank 2nd
Win 13
Draw 5
Loss 2
Goals 34-13
Diff 21
Rank 5th
Win 5
Draw 0
Loss 2
Goals 16-11
Diff 5

Atlético Madrid will play the next match in Copa Del Rey against Real Madrid on Thursday 18th of January in Madrid. The prediction is Real Madrid winning the match.​

Renato Sanches

Renato Júnior Luz Sanches

Midfielder

PortugalPortugal

Age: 28

176 cm

70 kg

Season 2024/2025
Played 6 12 Missed
Minutes 106 17.7 Avg
Goals 0 0.0 Avg
Assist 0 0.0 Avg
Attempt 5 0.8 Avg
Passes 106 17.788.2% AvgSucc
Yellow 1 0.2 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 5 times for 117 minutes for Serie A.

Renato Sanches  scored 1 goal for Roma. He procured no assists. He received 2 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 9th in Serie A. In the last match Roma lost 3-1 against Milan.

Roma performance and stats

Roma

Manager: Claudio Ranieri
Rank 9th
Win 7
Draw 6
Loss 8
Goals 31-27
Diff 4
Rank 21st
Win 2
Draw 3
Loss 2
Goals 8-6
Diff 2

Roma is currently 9th in the Serie A with 29 points.

In the last 20 games, it has won 8 times, drawn 5 times, and lost 7 times. In its last match, Roma lost 3-1 against Milan.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 32 goals and conceding 24.​

Roma will play the next match in Serie A against Hellas Verona on Saturday 20th of January in Roma.​