The club's official statement read: "AS Roma is pleased to announce that, effective July 1st, Tony D'Amico will assume the role of Sporting Director of the Club. During the current sporting season, the role of Sporting Director will be held on an interim basis by Maurizio Lombardo.
"D'Amico will arrive in Rome after four highly successful seasons with Atalanta. The Ownership wishes Tony the very best for this new adventure with our Club! Welcome to Rome!"
D'Amico replaces Frederic Massara, who left Roma after a single season. According to Yahoo Sports, his contract runs until 2028 with an option to extend to 2029, worth €1.5 million per season. Lombardo will continue in an interim capacity for the coming weeks, working alongside chief financial officer Jason Morrow.
At Atalanta, D'Amico oversaw a recruitment operation widely regarded as one of the most efficient in Serie A, helping deliver the club's Europa League triumph. His signings included Rasmus Højlund from Sturm Graz for around €17 million before his move to Manchester United, Ederson from Salernitana for a €21 million package, and Ademola Lookman from RB Leipzig for just €9 million — three of the most profitable pieces of business in recent Atalanta history. He also brought in Charles De Ketelaere, Gianluca Scamacca and Mateo Retegui.
Atalanta confirmed D'Amico's exit by mutual consent, with Cristiano Giuntoli set to take over his role in Bergamo.
D'Amico's in-tray at Roma is immediate and substantial. According to Fabrizio Romano, his priorities include the contract situations of Zeki Çelik, Lorenzo Pellegrini and Paulo Dybala, all of whom are out of contract, alongside renewing centre-back Gianluca Mancini. The Dybala situation is understood to be closest to resolution, with a deal expected to be finalised within the coming week, followed by extensions for Mancini, Çelik, Pellegrini and Bryan Cristante.
Roma must also navigate the financial requirements of their settlement agreement with UEFA, which demands a level of capital gains from player sales. The permanent transfer of Tommaso Baldanzi to Genoa, converting a January loan into a deal worth between €9.5 million and €10 million, will generate a capital gain of approximately €2.5 million and represents an early step toward meeting that target.
On incomings, Roma continue to work on a move for Manchester United's Mason Greenwood, with Gasperini personally involved in convincing the English forward to join the project.
Christian Pulisic has also emerged as a serious option for the same right-sided attacking role, with Roma's representatives in contact with the American's camp and reports suggesting he would be open to a move — though uncertainty over AC Milan's own situation, where Pulisic currently plays, complicates the picture.
AS Roma view Pulisic and Greenwood as alternatives rather than complementary targets, given the overlap in their best positions, even though Pulisic could also operate on the left.
For a club that has cycled through three head coaches in the space of a year before settling on Gasperini, the appointment of a sporting director the manager already knows intimately — and trusts — represents the kind of structural stability Roma have lacked for some time. The next few weeks, on contracts and on incomings alike, will show how quickly that stability translates into results.