Lorenzo Pellegrini

Lorenzo Pellegrini remained a regular for Roma in 2025-26, making 24 Serie A appearances with 20 starts and four goals from central attacking midfield. He was not used in the Coppa Italia, but his European output was sharper: three goals in nine Europa League appearances. The split points to a player still trusted in league structure while retaining value in higher-leverage attacking moments.

Pellegrini’s career has been built around Roma, with a two-year Sassuolo spell providing the bridge from academy prospect to first-team regular. His scoring record has fluctuated rather than followed a clean rise or decline, peaking at nine goals in 2021-22 and eight in 2023-24 before dropping to four league goals in 2025-26. At 29, the profile is of an established Serie A attacking midfielder rather than a developing asset.

The transfer history shows a clear development pathway. Roma moved him to Sassuolo for €880,000 in 2015, then brought him back for €8.5m in 2017 after he had proved he could handle Serie A football. That return fee looks like a controlled buy-back rather than an open-market gamble, and there has been no evidence of a subsequent move down in level.