Roma pursues Malick Fofana for €40 million, shifts focus from Luis Henrique
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 17, 2026, 2:50 PM
Last updated Aug 17, 2026
Roma is targeting Olympique Lyonnais winger Malick Fofana for a transfer fee of €40 million. The club is expected to finalize a deal for Rodrigo Mora from FC Porto soon, after which they will concentrate efforts on Fofana. The player has expressed a preference for joining Roma over Galatasaray, despite the latter offering a higher salary. Fofana previously moved to Lyon from KAA Gent for €19.5 million and played a limited role last season due to an ankle injury.
- •Roma is close to signing Rodrigo Mora from FC Porto.
- •Fofana favors a move to Serie A over Galatasaray.
- •Lyon paid €19.5 million for Fofana in January 2024.
- •Fofana had a limited season last year due to injury.
- •Luis Henrique is no longer a target for Roma as negotiations stalled.
- 2:50 PMYahoo Sports — Roma focus on Fofana for €40m, forget Luis Henrique and Inter
"Now that Roma are close to Rodrigo Mora from FC Porto, they are putting their focus onto Olympique Lyonnais winger Malick Fofana, preferred to Inter’s Luis Henrique.Gian Piero Gasperini has been ver...
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