{
  "id": 4404915,
  "title": "Official: Roma announce Balerdi signing from Marseille",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/official-roma-announce-balerdi-signing-from-marseille",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T10:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/official-roma-announce-balerdi-signing-104500085.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Roma have confirmed the signing of Argentine centre-back Leonardo Balerdi from Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille on loan with an option to make the deal permanent. The 27-year-old Argentine will join the Giallorossi on a season-long loan deal, reportedly costing €1m, with an extra €15m to be paid to secure the transfer permanently.\n\nBalerdi underwent his medical examination with Roma following his arrival at Ciampino Airport on Saturday. His move marks the fifth new signing for Roma this summer, after the arrivals of Santiago Castro, Rodrigo Mora, Konstantinos Koulierakis, and Nahuel Molina.\n\nThe centre-back has spent the past six seasons in France with Marseille, where he has made 200 appearances in all competitions, including 153 in Ligue 1. Before his time at Marseille, Balerdi also played for Borussia Dortmund and Boca Juniors, and has represented Argentina at the senior level, earning 11 caps.\n\nIn his first season at Roma's Stadio Olimpico, Balerdi will wear the number 26 shirt.",
  "summary": "Roma have officially announced their signing of Argentine centre-back Leonardo Balerdi on loan with an option to make the move permanent from Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille.Official: Roma sign Ba...",
  "key_points": [
    "Roma signs Argentine centre-back Leonardo Balerdi from Marseille on loan.",
    "Balerdi joins on season-long loan with €1m cost, €15m option to make permanent.",
    "27-year-old Balerdi has 200 appearances for Marseille in six seasons."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}