Done deal · 2026

Leonardo Balerdi joins Roma on loan (option to buy)

Olympique Marseille → Roma · Loan + option to buy, loan fee €1m · Value €14m · Confirmed

Confirmed 30 Aug 2026

Leonardo Balerdi, a defender, has joined Roma on loan from Olympique Marseille for a loan fee of €1m, with an option to buy, confirmed 30 Aug 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: Santi Aouna, 28 Aug 2026, 1 day before completion.

How the deal happened

• Interest · 28 Aug 2026 · Cesar Luis Merlo
• Talks · 28 Aug 2026 · Santi Aouna, Alfredo Pedulla, Fabrizio Romano, Gianluca Di Marzio, Sacha Tavolieri
• Agreed · not reported
• Here we go · 29 Aug 2026 · Alfredo Pedulla, Angelo Mangiante, Fabrizio Romano, Cesar Luis Merlo, German Garcia Grova, Gianluca Di Marzio
• Signed · 30 Aug 2026 · Sacha Tavolieri, Alfredo Pedulla, Gianluca Di Marzio, German Garcia Grova, Cesar Luis Merlo

More business at Roma and Olympique Marseille

• Mattia Mannini: Roma → Benevento · Loan · 1 Sept 2026
• Neil El Aynaoui: Roma → RB Leipzig · Loan + option to buy (€25m), loan fee €4m · 1 Sept 2026
• Robinio Vaz: Roma → Hull City · Loan + option to buy (€30m), loan fee €2m · 1 Sept 2026
• Quinten Timber: Olympique Marseille → Crystal Palace · €20m · 1 Sept 2026
• Jan Ziolkowski: Roma → Monza · Loan + option to buy (€18m), loan fee €500k · 31 Aug 2026
• Marten de Roon: Atalanta → Roma · Free · 30 Aug 2026
• Ange Lago: Olympique Marseille → Dijon FCO · Free · 29 Aug 2026
• Rodrigo Mora: Porto → Roma · €25m · 19 Aug 2026

• Leonardo Balerdi profile, value & stats
• Roma transfers & squad
• Olympique Marseille transfers & squad
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