Lazio are reportedly interested in Norwich City youngster Oscar Schwartau, as they continue to search the market for an attacking midfielder.
Lazio Need an Attacking Midfielder
Gennaro Gattuso is planning to abandon Maurizio Sarri’s 4-3-3 formation in favor of more progressive 4-2-3-1 system, but his squad still lacks some of the personnel, especially a natural playmaker behind the striker.
Oscar Schwartau Offered to Lazio
According to Il Messaggero (via La Lazio Siamo Noi), Schawrtou has now been offered to the Biancocelesti through his entourage, who also represent current Lazio players Oliver Provstgaard and Gustav Isaksen, as well as Bayern Munich youngster Jonathan Asp Jensen, who is said to be close to joining the Italian capital club.
Schwartau’s Career Path, Stats & Market Value
Schwartau is a 20-year-old attacking midfielder who began his career at Brondby IF. In 2022, He became the club’s youngest-ever first-team player at 16 years and 61 days. In 2024, the Dane completed a transfer to Norwich City for €2.5 million.
This season, the midfielder established himself as a regular starter for the Canaries. He made 38 appearances across all competitions, contributing with four goals and two assists, as the club finished the season in 9th place in the Championship table. The youngster’s contract with the English side is valid until June 2028, with an option for another year, while Transfermarkt estimates his value at €7 million.
Will Lazio Pursue Schwartau?
The Roman newspaper claims Schwartau is one of several names currently being considered at Lazio, but the club has yet to make any concrete moves or open a dialogue with Norwich. The Biancocelesti are believed to be in advanced negotiations for fellow Dane, Asp Jensen, who is also an attacking midfielder, while Gattuso reportedly favors Dinamo Zagreb’s Luka Stojkovic for the role.
There’s absolutely no chance of Lazio getting this player. Unless they stump up £30m. Norwich will be expecting playoffs at least and ambitions of top 2. They have lots of money too, so can’t be low-balled
Schwartau is under contract-and a long one-at Norwich, so his entourage cannot ‘offer’ him to Lazio no more than I can.
Plus if Lazio make any sort of contact with the player, then that’s an illegal approach for a contracted player and can be reported and dealt with accordingly.
As for this talk of a season long loan deal, that’s the biggest load of ill informed and arrogant football related nonsense I’ve read all summer-and that’s some achievement with a World Cup happening at the moment!
To think any club would just let one of its best players leave for a season so a fading, sorry, faded ‘giant’ can try before they buy? Seems the journalists involved are as stupid as the story.
Schwartau will leave Norwich soon enough-but for the sort of fee that Lazio couldn’t even afford in their wildest and wettest dreams.
(Have they added Mbappe and Haaland to their shortlist as well?)
Wow, that was a lot. Got a chip on your shoulder I see