Former Lazio head coach Maurizio Sarri is reportedly interested in a reunion with Nicolo Rovella at Atalanta.
Maurizio Sarri & Atalanta Interested in Nicolo Rovella
The 67-year-old endured a troublesome year in the Italian capital on all levels, and his strained relationship with Lazio president Claudio Lotito made his exit inevitable. Luckily for the Tuscan boss, he immediately found himself a new role, reuniting with former Napoli sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli at Atalanta.
According to Italian journalist Alfredo Pedulla, the Orobici are expected to undergo a midfield revamp this summer. Atalanta have already accepted to sell Ederson to Manchester United for €45 million, and have yet to find a replacement.
Rovella Determined to Stay at Lazio
The transfer market expert confirms that Sarri would like to work with Rovella once again. Therefore, La Dea has enquired about the 24-year-old. Nevertheless, the Italian midfielder has already expressed his desire to stay at Lazio during his chat with his new head coach, Gennaro Gattuso.
The Genoa youth product joined the Biancocelesti in the summer of 2023. While he had his highs and lows in his first campaign under Sarri, he established himself as a key player during Marco Baroni’s reign in 2024/25, emerging as one of the best deep-lying playmakers in Italian football.
Rovella Aiming to Bounce Back in Style
Sadly for Rovella, he is coming off a miserable campaign marred by two surgeries. His first half of the season was wrecked by a long-term groin issue. He made his return in January, only to suffer a fractured shoulder due to an awkward fall against Cagliari.
Therefore, the midfielder’s priority is to regain his best condition and bounce back with a solid campaign under Gattuso. It should be noted that Rovella had explained how he fell madly in love with Lazio and would like to stay at the club for many years.
Guys I’m telling you this, if Rovell wins a trophy with Lazio I will be seeing him closest to players like SMS, Immobile, Felipe Amderson, Klose, Lulic and so on.. he gives me that vibe, he has the talent and hopefully Taylor can be the same and together help Lazio rebound and achieve something. The hope is slim but it exists, call me romantic or delusional but it is what it is and football is always unpredictable so allow me this.
He’ll leave once Inter makes an offer, regardless of winning trophies with Lazio or not.
And, winning trophies is not our priority right now, but stabilizing finance is. Like it or not, we’ll have to sell any players as long as the price is right for Lotito.
I’ve always disliked Lotito, but I prefer him as our owner/president to a bunch of yankees who buy Italian clubs only to launder their money.
He’ll leave once Inter makes an offer, regardless of winning trophies with Lazio or not.
And, winning trophies is not our priority right now, but stabilizing finance is. Like it or not, we’ll have to sell any players as long as the price is right for Lotito.
I’ve always disliked Lotito, but I prefer him as our owner/president to a bunch of yankees who buy Italian clubs only to launder their money.
He’ll leave once Inter makes an offer, regardless of winning trophies with Lazio or not.
And, winning trophies is not our priority right now, but stabilizing finance is. Like it or not, we’ll have to sell any players as long as the price is right for Lotito.
I’ve always disliked Lotito, but I prefer him as our owner/president to a bunch of yankees who buy Italian clubs only to launder their money.