ROME, ITALY – OCTOBER 02: Artem Dovbyk of AS Roma misses a penalty during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Phase MD2 match between AS Roma and LOSC Lille at Stadio Olimpico on October 02, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)
Italian sources claim that West Ham are interested in Artem Dovbyk as a potential replacement for Milan-bound Niclas Fullkrug, but Sunderland and Everton have also been linked with the Roma striker.
Dovbyk is facing an uncertain future at Roma, as Football Italia reported on Sunday.
The Giallorossi coach, Gian Piero Gasperini, in fact, is unhappy with both the Ukraine international and Evan Ferguson so they pair could leave the Stadio Olimpico next month.
Dovbyk offered to Sunderland
According to Gazzetta, Dovbyk has attracted interest from West Ham, who are looking for a replacement for Fullkrug as the German is set to undergo medical tests with Milan.
The Italian sports paper claims that Roma director Frederic Massara has offered Dovbyk to another Premier League club, Sunderland. The Black Cats already signed Enzo Le Fée from Roma last summer, and their football director Florent Ghisolfi is a former Giallorossi executive.
Roma’s transfer priorities
Gazzetta adds that Dovbyk could be included in a potential swap deal with Everton involving former Udinese striker Beto, although Roma’s main objective remains to sell Dovbyk outright. In the meantime, Giacomo Raspadori and, above all, Joshua Zirkzee, are Roma’s primary attacking targets for January.
Source: Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper, December 22, 2025, page 34
