Lazio are eager to signal a brand new midfielder in January, and Atalanta’s Lazar Samardzic could possibly be the perfect obtainable resolution.
The Background
Final summer season, Maurizio Sarri requested the arrival of a brand new box-to-box midfielder able to contributing with targets and assists. Nevertheless, COVISOC banned the Biancocelesti from signing any new gamers, a lot to the returning supervisor’s dismay. The 66-year-old has been attempting to benefit from the gamers at his disposal, however he’s anticipating the hierarchy to again him in January after .
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Lazio Eyeing a Transfer for Lazar Samardzic
Italian journalist mirrored on Lazio’s predominant choices for the function, starting with Samardzic, who hasn’t been in a position to lock himself a beginning function since his arrival at Atalanta. The Serbian’s minutes additional decreased following the appointment of Raffaele Palladino, who changed Ivan Juric.
Maurizio Sarri a Longtime Admirer of Samardzic
The switch market skilled additionally remembers how Sarri had requested the signing of the previous Udinese star throughout his first managerial tenure at Lazio.
However whereas the Serbian could possibly be a chance for the Biancocelesti, he additionally has different suitors, together with Olympique Marseille, who had already pursued him final summer season. Furthermore, Atalanta gained’t relinquish the participant’s providers until they obtain a satisfying supply.
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Lazio Can not Afford Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Due to this fact, recruiting Samardzic could possibly be an uphill activity. Nevertheless, he stays a extra believable goal in comparison with Sarri’s former pupil, Ruben Loftus-Cheek. The Englishman is reportedly open to creating the transfer. Nevertheless, he presently earns €5 million at AC Milan, a determine that Lazio can’t afford.
Ruben Loftus Cheek (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
Furthermore, Pedullà talks about some points between the Aquile’s hierarchy and the Rossoneri, doubtlessly hinting at a frosty relationship between Claudio Lotito and Lazio’s former sporting director, Igli Tare, who joined Milan final summer season.
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Piotr Zielinski Takes Himself Off the Market
As for Piotr Zielinski, he may have been a chance for Lazio a month in the past, reckons Pedullà, however he has now established himself as an nearly common starter at Inter Milan. Thus, the Pole is not contemplating an exit, not even for a reunion along with his outdated mentor, Sarri.
Cesare Casadei No Longer an Attractive Possibility for Lazio
Lastly, the switch market skilled guidelines out a transfer for Cesare Casedei, the midfielder whom Lazio vigorously chased final January earlier than shedding the tug-of-war in opposition to Torino. Nevertheless, the previous Chelsea participant hasn’t lined himself in glory since becoming a member of the Granata, and the Biancocelesti aren’t too eager on making a brand new supply for a participant who famously snubbed them a yr in the past.