Kevin Strootman’s move to Marseille has set off a Twitter war between Roma and Inter, with both clubs taking shots at the other over their transfer dealings.
The Dutchman completed a €28 million move to the French club on Tuesday, and with the Giallorossi gaining notoriety for their creative player reveals, the Ligue 1 side asked them for advice.
???? Hey @ASRomaEN, we good enough at this?
First time, so don't be too harsh…..!???? pic.twitter.com/b9kGKhV2by
— Olympique Marseille (@OM_English) August 28, 2018
The Giallorossi responded by taking a shot at Inter’s video for Stefan de Vrij, in which the Dutchman was dressed as a mason, and stating that Marseille’s was better.
Better than @Inter's videos pic.twitter.com/0OY2c3fFp4
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) August 28, 2018
Inter didn’t just sit back in the discussion, and made light of Roma’s failure to sign Malcom – posting a screenshot of a video that isn’t available after the Brazilian opted for a last minute move to Barcelona.
No, @ASRomaEN are the best, we loved the #AnnounceMalcom video pic.twitter.com/svbj8O3YYq
— Inter (@Inter_en) August 28, 2018
Inter were also linked with a move for Malcom, and Roma used that – along with the failed signings of Arturo Vidal and Luka Modric – to create a scenario where all three players would have helped the Nerazzurri rescue a draw from their opening day defeat to Sassuolo.
This Malcom?https://t.co/aDBUHeiFMO
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) August 28, 2018
The two sides ended it all by calling out the other’s inability to sign Malcom, though Inter’s meme use has seen them generate substantially more retweets and likes than Roma.
No, this one pic.twitter.com/ZIaTQuONhP
— Inter (@Inter_en) August 28, 2018
The very same! pic.twitter.com/3QwN9itHe0
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) August 28, 2018
Source: forzaitalianfootball.com