Roma Confident in Keeping Manu Kone Amid Premier League Interest

Roma believe the storm around Manu Kone may finally be passing.

The French midfielder has been one of the most talked‑about names of the summer, repeatedly linked with Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City as clubs across Europe look to reshape their midfields.

For weeks, the strongest noise has come from England. Reports there most recently pushed the idea of Manchester City making a move, with the Premier League champions needing to react after losing Rodri and facing the prospect of Nico Gonzalez departing as well.

The numbers, though, tell a different story.

Corriere dello Sport report that Roma are growing increasingly confident Kone will remain at the Stadio Olimpico. Any club wanting to prise him away would have to put at least €55 million on the table. Right now, that figure looks out of reach in practical terms, not because the money isn’t there in England, but because the will to spend it on Kone simply has not materialised.

Roma did briefly open the door earlier in the window. In June, the club considered a sale to help stay within Financial Fair Play limits. Even then, with the Giallorossi more vulnerable, no formal bid arrived from the Premier League.

The only concrete move came from Spain. Atletico Madrid stepped forward with an offer, but it fell short of Roma’s valuation and never came close to triggering a sale, especially after Kone’s standout World Cup campaign strengthened the club’s hand.

That tournament showing has changed the conversation. Rather than a player to cash in on, Kone has become a pillar of the project in Rome.

Now the mood around Trigoria is shifting. Confidence is growing that the 23‑year‑old will stay put, with Manchester City turning their attention towards bigger, more expensive targets such as Enzo Fernandez and Ayoub Bouaddi.

For Roma, who spent the early summer braced for a bidding war that never arrived, the picture is suddenly clear: unless someone meets that €55m price, Kone’s future lies in the capital.