Edin Džeko has been stripped of Roma’s captaincy after falling out with coach Paulo Fonseca.
Džeko was disregarded of Roma’s squad for a current Serie A recreation amid tensions following a 3-0 derby loss to Lazio and a stunning Italian Cup defeat to Spezia.
“A club must abide by discipline, rules and a code of conduct that needs to be followed and respected,” new Roma common supervisor Tiago Pinto mentioned Wednesday. “Right now Edin is not the squad’s captain.”
There had been hypothesis that Džeko would go to Inter Milan through the switch window in a swap take care of Alexis Sanchez. But the deal didn’t occur.
Lorenzo Pellegrini has been sporting the captain’s armband since Džeko was benched and he now seems set to formally turn out to be the membership’s newest Roman-born captain after the likes of Francesco Totti and Daniele De Rossi.
Pinto mentioned Roma is in talks to increase Pellegrini’s contract, which is presently on account of expire after subsequent season.
“Everyone in the club believes that he perfectly represents our values,” Pinto mentioned. “He’s a young and talented player with a strong identity within the club. But at the same time, he’s a team worker.”