Just when Donyell Malen was enjoying life at Roma after leaving Aston Villa, along comes Antonio Cassano to pour cold water on the fire.

Forza Roma cover comments from the Italian mouthpiece today. While everyone is celebrating Malen, he’s, predictably, got a very different take on the situation.

For those that don’t know, Malen is currently shining at Roma. The 27-year-old joined them on loan from Aston Villa in the middle of January. That loan includes an obligation for the summer transfer window.

Roma will be happy for that to happen, as he’s hit the ground running in Serie A. To date, he has five goals in five games for Gian Piero Gasperini’s side, including two doubles in his last two games.

Rapid improvement

It’s been a rapid improvement on his short stint at Aston Villa, where he managed 10 goals and two assists in 46 games after joining for €25m in January last year.

The response in Italy has been nothing but positive. Sport Witness have covered the response extensively, from comparisons with Gianluca Vialli to comments from the striker  himself.

Malen took a little bit of a shot at Aston Villa...