Lazio have apparently missed out on Jonathan Asp Jensen, as Deportivo La Coruña have reached an agreement with the player as well as Bayern Munich.
Lazio Were Keen to Sign Jonathan Asp Jensen
The 20-year-old is a Danish attacking midfielder who has been developing his game at the Bavarian club since 2022. Last season, he enjoyed an impressive campaign on loan at Swiss top-flight club Grasshoppers, thus attracting interest from several suitors across Europe.
Lazio Couldn’t Reach an Agreement With Bayern Munich
Lazio have been working on signing the youngster for several weeks, positioning themselves ahead of the queue after reaching an agreement with the player’s entourage, which also represents Gustav Isaksen and Oliver Provstgaard. The player himself was keen to join his countrymen at Formello, reiterating his desire to sign for the Aquile.
However, Claudio Lotito and Co. failed to close an agreement with Bayern Munich. Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio revealed that the German champions turned down Lazio’s initial loan bid with an obligation to buy, as they wanted to immediately cash in on the midfielder.
Deportivo Beat Lazio for Asp Jensen
According to transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano, Deportivo have seized the opportunity to strike a deal with Bayern, and they even have an agreement with Asp Jensen, who is open to joining the newly promoted LaLiga club.
🚨⚪️🔵 Deportivo La Coruña agree deal in principle to sign Jonathan Asp Jensen from Bayern.
Official bid accepted by FC Bayern and by the player too, after Lazio proposal rejected by the club.
Huge one for Depor. 🇪🇸🇩🇰 pic.twitter.com/rel9YMwAUX
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 8, 2026
This certainly isn’t the first time Lazio has squandered a lead in a transfer-market race. In fact, this has been the case more often than not in recent years. It remains to be seen how the management will react after failing to recruit a player well-liked by sporting director Angelo Fabiani.
What’s New for Lazio?
New Lazio head coach Gennaro Gattuso is said to prefer Dinamo Zagreb’s Luka Stojkovic for the attacking midfielder, but the 22-year-old Croatian would cost more than Asp Jensen, especially following an eye-opening campaign that saw him contribute with 13 goals and 12 assists in all competitions.
What is big blow😁… we knew we couldn’t sign him. With cheap ass lotito refusing to up his bid and with the current financial situation it would take more than a hail merry to get this guy
Yeah what a surprise, Lotito can’t get it donr again.
Either way this looked like another Ibrahimović, it’s probably good news it didn’t go through.
I don’t understand Lazio’s transfer targets… all of these players are unaffordable.
The Gila transfer puts them ~17m above net-zero… How are you going to sign all these players for 17m?
Why not bring in that Algerian guy who played in the World Cup. He’s cheap and could be good ad to midfield. I just don’ t record his name.
No surprise at all under Lotito.
C’mon, who on hell would like to have the moron Gattuso as head coach?