Agent: Soulé ‘did not even listen’ to Leicester City when Roma called | OneFootball

Matias Soulé completed his transfer to Roma and his agent confirmed the player ‘did not want to even listen’ to Leicester City’s proposal and hints Juventus had to sell ‘due to financial problems.’

The Argentine spent last season on loan at Frosinone and made the move to the Stadio Olimpico for figures officially released by the Bianconeri as €25.6m payable over four instalments, plus up to €4m in performance-related bonuses.

“We evaluated many possibilities on the market and when we realised that Juve had to sell Mati, due to financial problems and balancing the books, among the offers Roma was the perfect place for him, with a style of football that suits him, an enormous club that has lots of Argentines in its history, like Batistuta, Samuel and Balbo,” agent Martin Guastadisegno told Retesport.

It was absolutely no secret that not only were Leicester City very eager to sign Soulé, but they had also offered a considerably higher sum for the transfer fee.

Soulé did not want ‘any old club’ in Premier League

However, Soulé had his heart set on the Giallorossi and the latest comments from the representative are a little insulting towards the Foxes.

“When the call from Roma arrived, he told me to do everything I could to make it happen. He didn’t want to even listen to any other proposal. We thank Juventus for listening to the lad, and the biggest thanks to Roma, Daniele De Rossi, Souloukou and Ghisolfi who wanted him at all costs. He is very enthusiastic and wants to prove himself.

“He does have a dream of playing in the Premier League, as more or less everyone does now, but not going to any old club. He didn’t want to join a team that has no sporting project,” added Guastadisegno.

“I can reveal that in April we saw Bayer Leverkusen play at the Olimpico, he left the stadium and told me it would be wonderful to play here one day. The real situation came about later, at the end of May. When I told him the chat had got real, his eyes lit up and he did everything to come to Roma.

“What he wants is fundamental, I try to do what is in the interests of the player and want to make him happy.”

There had been reports that coach De Rossi called Soulé personally to describe the sporting project and what he wanted to do with the player.

“Daniele was fundamental, he did call and explained the plan, got him involved. The Friedkins are extraordinary club owners, always eager with an ambitious project. I am sure that with them, the victories will arrive. They know what Roma represent in the history of football.”