Nicolo Tresoldi’s Rising Stock After Roma's Withdrawal

Roma have walked away, but the queue for Nicolo Tresoldi is only getting longer.

According to HLN, the Italian club have abandoned their pursuit of the Club Brugge striker after seeing a €35 million bid rejected. Club Brugge held their ground. Roma blinked first.

The refusal underlines just how quickly Tresoldi’s value has exploded. Twelve months ago he was leaving Hannover 96 as a promising, but hardly prolific, forward from Germany’s second tier. Fourteen goals in 80 games hinted at potential rather than guaranteed end product.

Belgium changed that.

At Club Brugge, Tresoldi has torn through that “prospect” label. The 21-year-old delivered a breakout campaign, hitting 23 goals in 58 appearances and driving Brugge to their 20th Belgian top-flight title. He didn’t just chip in; he led the line, became the reference point, and turned tight games in his team’s favour.

That kind of season does not go unnoticed.

Roma’s failed push is only part of the story. Manchester United and Chelsea are both tracking the young German, monitoring his progress and weighing up their options. Neither club has yet moved from interest to formal offer, but the radar is locked on him. For a 21-year-old who only just left the 2. Bundesliga, that is a sharp ascent.

What makes Tresoldi intriguing is that he still looks raw. The numbers are already there, the confidence too, yet there is a clear sense he has not reached his ceiling. His movement can sharpen, his decision-making can quicken, his frame can still fill out. For recruitment departments at elite clubs, that combination of current output and visible upside is gold.

Club Brugge know it. Turning down €35m sends a message: they believe there is more to come, and they are prepared to wait for it – or demand a higher fee when the next bidder comes calling.

The comparison writes itself inside the Belgian champions’ corridors. Christos Tzolis used the league as his springboard to the Premier League, and Tresoldi is positioning himself on a similar runway. Another stellar season in Bruges, another title push, another haul of goals, and the pressure on English clubs to act will only increase.

Roma may have stepped aside. The real question now is how long Manchester United and Chelsea can afford to do the same.