Shomurodov's transfer led Rome to a wrong choice
The captain of the Uzbekistan national football team, Eldor Shomurodov, truly blossomed after leaving the Italian club Roma before the current football season and moving on loan to the Turkish team Istanbul Başakşehir. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
Although he had previously attracted attention with his hardworking and combative play on the field, in Istanbul he became not just a working forward but a key goal-scoring machine delivering results. Interestingly, despite spending the second half of last season under the famous coach Claudio Ranieri at a much higher level, the Romans let him slip away.
The club management focused instead on the young forward Evan Ferguson from England. However, over time, the value of this decision is becoming clear, as the choice in Rome turned out to be a mistake, while in Istanbul Shomurodov is clearly proving himself on the pitch.
Experts from forzaroma.info, who regularly cover Roma's life, specifically addressed this issue, writing that the club management may have made a mistake. In their opinion, Roma deeply regrets this decision, and head coach Gian Piero Gasperini was not at all opposed to Shomurodov staying with the team during the most crucial part of the season.
The most impressive numbers reveal everything, as Shomurodov is scoring five times more goals than Evan Ferguson, who replaced him. It was noted that in the Turkish championship, he has even surpassed famous stars who have experienced Serie A, such as Victor Osimhen and Mauro Icardi.
Currently, Eldor, who has scored sixteen goals in the Super League, could have been a very compatible partner with Doniell Malen, who arrived in winter and is showing his scoring skills, had he stayed in Rome. It is said that Ferguson's season ended quite early, while Eldor, on the contrary, is actively competing in the race for the top scorer in the Turkish championship, trailing only Nigerian Paul Onuachu.
At the same time, it is emphasized that in the top scorers' competition, Shomurodov is ahead by three goals of Mauro Icardi and Talisca, and by four goals of Victor Osimhen and Marco Asensio, which further highlights his consistency this season. The financial aspect is also interesting, as when Istanbul Başakşehir signed the loan agreement with the Romans, it was agreed that if the team maintains its position in the Super League, they would pay two million eight hundred thousand euros to fully purchase Eldor Shomurodov's transfer rights.
It is noted that this amount is even cheaper than the three million euros Roma paid for Evan Ferguson, who failed to show himself and scored only three goals in Serie A. The most important point is that Başakşehir is fighting not to stay in the league this season, but rather for a spot in European competitions.
Currently, the Istanbul team is in fifth place after the traditional strong Turkish clubs Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, Trabzonspor, and Beşiktaş. It is openly stated that Shomurodov's valuable goals are playing a decisive role in this result.
Therefore, according to forzaroma.info, Istanbul Başakşehir no longer wants to lose the Uzbek forward and his future looks quite bright. Source: forzaroma.info
