Maurizio Sarri already working on the team ahead of next season: the coach has warned Lotito and Fabiani, there is a department to be reinforced
La nuova Lazio di Sarri prende forma: già individuato il reparto da rinforzare, subito due acquisti (Ansa Foto) – SerieAnews
On March 13, 2024, Maurizio Sarri submitted his resignation as Lazio coach. Too much stress, too much pressure, a situation that had become untenable that had led him to leave the biancoceleste bench. In his place was Igor Tudor who had led the team to Europa League qualification then the disagreements with Lotito and the bench given to Baroni.
A full 15 months later, the circle closing. The farewell to Baroni himself, guilty of failing to take Lazio into the cups, and Lotito’s call to the “Comandante.” An invitation to return to Formello welcomed positively by the Bagnoli-born coach. And so Lazio also put in place the piece regarding the coach, with a figure who knows the biancoceleste environment well.
A new project, with some different elements from the first adventure, with the clear goal of a championship as an absolute protagonist. The Sarri bis will therefore have as its objective to bring back the Biancocelesti colors to the top, and the coach is already planning the shots to be made in consultation with the ds Fabiani and patron Lotito.
Lazio, due difensori nel mirino: sfida alla Juve
Sarri has always been very manic with the play expressed and, therefore, with the men at his disposal. And, being the perfectionist that he is, he has already identified the department on which to intervene first and foremost. The reference is, of course, to the defense, considering how it was certainly not impenetrable last season.
Lazio, due difensori nel mirino: sfida alla Juve (Ansa Foto) – SerieAnews
He will certainly want to evaluate all the players currently on the roster, but especially if Gigot and Provstgaard were to leave with Patric failing to provide guarantees of physical fitness, at least two players from scratch would be needed to be acquired. Two central defenders: hence the work of ds Fabiani who is already working in this direction.
And two are also the players on whom the eyes of the biancocelesti managers are resting. The first is Diego Coppola, a Verona center back who has authored a very positive season. Class of 2003, his valuation is around 10 million euros and already in the winter Lazio had sounded out his name but then directed their attentions elsewhere.
However, it will certainly not be easy for Lazio to acquire him. On the boy, in fact, there has been Juventus for some time but there are also a couple of Premier League clubs, as well as Brighton, which has submitted an offer. A fierce competition, in short, with Lazio that will also have to be quick not to make the price rise further.
Non solo Coppola: dall’Inghilterra un altro obiettivo
The other name in the crosshairs is that of Caleb Okoli, formerly of Atalanta and now with relegated Leicester from the Premier League. The Italy Under-21 center back is a 2004 and is worth about 10 million euros. Raised between Vicenza and Atalanta, again there is a queue to grab the player.
Physical strength, a well-rounded center back has several arrows to his bow, including anticipation and speed that allow him to win one-on-one comebacks so much so that he is destined to become a pivot for Italy.
Non solo Coppola: dall’Inghilterra un altro obiettivo (Laprese) – SerieAnews
In fact, Bologna, Milan and Parma are on him, with the Felsinei able to bet on the allure of the Europa League to convince the player. More will be known on Thursday, however, when Sarri will have a summit in Rome with the management to take stock of the situation.
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