Southampton have reportedly made a concrete offer for RC Strasbourg defender Abakar Sylla who has been on top of Lazio’s shortlist.
The Background
In addition to their quest to sign a new midfielder, the Biancocelesti are also in the market for a new centre-back, with Sylla emerging as their primary candidate as of late. The 22-year-old is an Ivory Coast international who recently lost his starting post at Strasbourg, but is still considered a young defender with great potential.
Southampton Could Beat Lazio for Abakar Sylla
But according to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, Lazio could miss out on the Ligue 1 star, as Southampton have launched a bid to sign him on loan until the end of the season. Ivan Juric is facing an almost impossible mission to keep the Saints in the Premier League, so the club is looking to bolster his squad with new arrivals.
🚨🔴⚪️ EXCL: Southampton submit formal bid to sign Abakar Sylla on loan from Strasbourg.
No buy option included, straight loan for 2002 born centre back from BlueCo Group.
Lazio also interested since last week but Southampton now in action. pic.twitter.com/gMo58cUGSg
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 1, 2025
The transfer market expert confirms the Aquile’s interest in Sylla, but it is Southampton have has made the concrete steps. It is also worth mentioning that Strasbourg share the same owners with Chelsea, while the agents and intermediaries who are working on the player’s transfer to Rome are the same ones who operated on the ill-fated Cesare Casadei deal.
So given how the other transfer saga ended (with Casadei eventually joining Torino following a dramatic soap opera), Sylla’s transfer to Lazio might have become unlikely at this stage.
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English Premier League per Abakar Sylla. Il Southampton FC è in fondo alla classifica, ma gli dà la possibilità di mostrare il suo talento a squadre inglesi migliori o, se il Southampton sopravvive, forse uno stipendio decente, se firma per i Saints. Av une cuppa mentre il moto va PG tips advert. Su per i Saints.
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