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‘It’s time to change’ – Fabrizio Romano teases major shift to football transfer reporting after window closes

Fabrizio Romano has revolutionised football transfer reporting, building an enormous global following around his ability to break major moves. Romano first broke the news of Mauro Icardi’s move to Inter Milan in 2011 and has since become the world’s most recognisable football reporter.

‘It’s time to change’ – Fabrizio Romano teases major shift to football transfer reporting after window closes

Fabrizio Romano, a renowned football transfer reporter, has hinted at a major shift in his approach after his recent summer of success. Romano first gained fame in 2011 when he broke the news of Mauro Icardi's move to Inter Milan. Since then, he has amassed over 100 million social media followers and popularized the catchphrase "here we go."

Romano celebrated the success of his exclusive story on Ronald Araujo's loan move from Barcelona to Liverpool on LinkedIn, which garnered 49 million views, 2 million likes, 47,000 comments, and was shared two million times. However, in the same post, he suggested that this could be his last summer as a football transfer reporter, hinting at a possible change in his approach.

Romano wrote, "I'm probably not gonna continue into the transfer market industry as I'm doing right now for longer: it's time to change the approach, the view..." Despite this potential shift, he acknowledged the unmatched adrenaline rush, exclusivity, and unexpected nature of breaking transfer stories. Romano expressed his excitement for the future, stating, "Whatever comes next for Romano, the football landscape would certainly look different without one of its loudest voices."

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