Since departing Aston Villa, Donyell Malen has made a mark at AS Roma. The Italian side have every intention of a permanent deal but are panicking about financial challenges.

Sport Witness have covered claims from Italy that the Giallorossi are keen on a permanent deal. They have an obligation to buy him permanently in case of European qualification but want to so anyway. 

The Friedkins have also approved the move, even if there is no European qualification in place.

Now, it seems like the deal with Aston Villa might not be as easy as first thought.

Il Romanista take a closer look, suggesting that Roma might be facing a deadline.

Liquidity issue causing trouble

The outlet believe Aston Villa added a deadline within the agreement between them and Roma. This is because of liquidity reasons, as Unai Emery’s side are looking to make a major sale by June 30th.

They are now relying on Roma to sign Donyell Malen permanently by then or the Dutchman’s future can be up in the air again.

This presents a problem for the Giallorossi, who find themselves in Financial Fair Play problems. The outlet appears confident that the problems can be...