Gini Wijnaldum given spine-tingling welcome by AS Roma fans after PSG exit

Georginio Wijnaldum arrived in style at AS Roma this week.

Having endured a miserable season with Paris Saint-Germain on the back of his Liverpool exit, the Dutch midfielder has decided to jump onboard the exciting project that Jose Mourinho is curating at the Stadio Olimpico.

On the back of securing Roma’s first piece of silverware in 14 years in the form of the UEFA Europa Conference League, the ‘Special One’ is now building a squad that’s more than capable of competing for Serie A glory.

The Romans might have underwhelmed with a sixth-place finish last time out, but there’s good reason to think that they’ll now be mixing it with Juventus and the Milan clubs on the back of an impressive summer.

Nemanja Matic moved to the ‘Eternal City’ for his third stint under Mourinho, Zeki Çelik arrived having recently won Ligue 1 with Lille and young Mile Svilar has provided reinforcements in the goalkeeping position.

However, let’s face it, the marquee signing of Paulo Dybala was the real head-turner as Roma profited from Inter Milan’s decision to sign Romelu Lukaku by snapping up the former Juventus star on a free.

And the purchase of Dybala felt like such a seminal moment in the ‘Eternal City’ that the welcome he received when unveiled to Roma fans will rightfully rank amongst the very greatest in football history.

Such was the epic scale of Dybala being introduced to the city that you’d be forgiven for thinking that Mourinho had instigated a reunion with Cristiano Ronaldo.

So when another top-class star in the form of Wijnaldum came through the door last week, albeit on loan, you knew that Roma fans giving him even 5% of the reception that Dybala received would lead to some spine-tingling scenes.

And that’s exactly what