Roma was looking for a striker whole summer, and there were a lot of names on the shortlist. Their first option was Adrian Mutu from Fiorentina who was supposed to be unsatisfied with the contract at Fiorentina.
Finally Fiorentina ended the speculations and announced that Mutu had signed a new contract and that the player is not for sale.
Roma moved quickly and signed Baptista from Real Madrid. Roma reported to be interesting in signing another forward due to the medicall problems of Totti and Vucinic and the departure of Mancini who moved to rivalls Inter.
Menez, Suazo and Malouda were on the shortlist for Roma. The official site of Monaco announced that Roma and Monaco reached an agreement.
Menez is one of the most talented youngster from Eurome and he was many times associated with Zidane. Menez was the youngest hattrick scorer from french league, scored 34 goals in the last two seasons and made the step to France B.
There were several important clubs from Europe which were interested in signing Menez, the most notable Inter and Manchester.
