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Dodô to Roma

Quiet since 17 July 2026. Last report: Alfredo Pedulla. Probability when it went quiet: 4%.

Roma's interest in Dodô is real but firmly at the early stage. The right-back remains under contract with Fiorentina until June 2027, and there is no agreement, no accepted bid and no sign of a breakthrough, only a standing admiration from Roma that has yet to turn into a formal move. A fee somewhere between €12m and €18m is the figure in circulation, with Fiorentina's asking price reported at €18m. For now, this is courtship rather than negotiation. The story rests on a single, recent thread from Gianluca Di Marzio, a benchmark voice on Italian transfers, who notes only that Roma are "always" on Dodô. That is reliable sourcing, but it is also thin: one credible reporter restating ongoing interest, not multiple voices describing live talks. Treat it as a genuine watch rather than a deal taking shape. The engine reflects exactly that thinness. For this to complete, Roma would need to move from interest to a concrete bid, close the gap towards Fiorentina's €18m valuation, and persuade a player still tied down until 2027. None of those steps has happened, which is why it sits as a longshot, credible enough to track, far from likely to land. History offers some calibration. Dodô himself joined Fiorentina from Shakhtar D. for €15m in 2022, and Roma have repeatedly spent in this bracket, €15m for arrivals from Man Utd in 2020 and Chelsea in 2016. A fee around €15m to €18m would be entirely in keeping with both clubs' habits. Watch for the first actual bid, or for Fiorentina to signal whether €18m is movable. Without that, this stays a rumour.

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