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Roma chief Monchi: It was a good market for us

Roma chief Monchi has assessed their summer market campaign.

Monchi insists they can be happy with their work.

“We considered all our options and came to the conclusion that the five centre-backs we have in our squad - Leandro Castan, Kostas Manolas, Juan Jesus, Federico Fazio and Hector Moreno - provide enough cover for the three competitions we're in," said Monchi.

“I've said before that you can always improve your squad, but considering the circumstances, the financial and the football aspects, and the number of players we have in our squad, we felt we're well covered to cope with three competitions."

“We should be happy to have Gregoire Defrel, Patrik and Edin Dzeko in our squad. They can play in different positions, especially Patrik and Defrel. Personally I'm very happy that we have three such good players in our squad.

“Defrel offers lots of different things. We've already said that Patrik is a hugely important player for our present and future. Edin was a key player last season and will be again this year.

“So getting back to the question, I don't think it was a waste of money and I think we're lucky to have such top-quality players."

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