Portuguese international Sergio Oliveira has signed for Roma on loan from Porto, the Serie A club announced on Wednesday. In a statement Roma said that midfielder Oliveira has signed until the end of the season with an option to buy, without specifying the fee for either transaction. This year he netted five times for Sergio Conceicao’s team, who are three points ahead of Sporting Lisbon at the top of the Portuguese Primeira Liga, before making the switch to Italy on Wednesday. Oliveira, who has played 13 times for his national team, is Roma’s second reinforcement in the winter transfer window — following Ainsley Maitland-Niles’ arrival from Arsenal — after a disappointing start to Jose Mourinho’s reign as coach. Roma have already lost nine times this Serie A season and sit seventh, nine points off the Champions League positions.

Source: Punch January 13, 2022 02:04 UTC