Lazio and Fenerbahce are on the cusp of reaching a full agreement for the transfer of Matteo Guendouzi.
Lazio’s Mercato Frenzy
After unlocking their market, the Biancocelesti aren’t waiting any time this January. They have already sold Taty Castellanos to West Ham United for €30 million, and they’re about to replace him with RB Salzburg striker Petar Ratkov, who should soon arrive on a €13 million deal. The next moves should concern the midfield, beginning with Guenduzi’s sale.
Lazio & Fenerbahce Ironing Out the Transfer of Matteo Guendouzi
According to Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, Fenerbahce have raised their offer for the French midfielder, which should be enough to find an accord with Lazio. The Turkish giants had initially proposed €25 million plus €2 million in bonus, while Claudio Lotito had been holding out for €30 million.
Guendouzi Will Leave Rome Next Week
With the Istanbul-based club satisfying Lazio’s demands, Guendouzi is now expected to leave in the next few days. However, the transfer market insider expects the 26-year-old to remain at Maurizio Sarri’s disposal until the end of the week to take part in the action against Fiorentina on Wednesday and Hellas Verona on Sunday, before departing towards Turkiye at the start of the new week.
Who Will Replace Guendouzi at Lazio
This would allow Lazio additional time to bring in a replacement for the former Arsenal and Olympique Marseille man. The main candidate for the role appears to be Bologna’s Giovanni Fabbian, even though Sarri still prefers a reunion with AC Milan midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Okay, so Lotito sells Taty for 30m and Guendo for another 30m. We have 60m to play with. We bring in Ratkov for 13m and Fabbian for how much? 10m? What do we do with the other 37m?
Put an offer in for a big name and let’s make a push for European competition. Ratkov and Fabbian will not push Lazio into the European places
I don’t think there’s “money to play with”.
Lotito clearly wants to get younger and cheaper players because he knows this team will not qualify for European spots.
But they could, we only need to recoup around 7-9 pts which is doable.
However, we would need someone like Loftus Cheek because Fabbian might need 5-6 matches to get used to Sarri. Ratkov I don’t know but Serbians tend to do well in Serie A so if he can adapt quick, why not reach for Europe? We need to act QUICK though
Yall getting ur hopes to high.. we would consider ourselves lucky if we remian in the any where near the 10th spot.. u cant win anything with mediocre players. Lotito should self the club and stop playing Russian roulette with our hearts… this is not our lazio…FUCK
*fuckin auto correct…what u mean by self.. u dnt KNOW SELL? WHAT DE LULIC
All Lazio fans in Italy: boycott all Lazio matches until the Lotito family leaves the team. This is the only solution that works.