Lazio once again sees a pair of market negotiations that seemed close to closing become complicated: Baroni is likely to remain as is, but the last word is not said
Lazio, effetto domino sul mercato: così salta tutto (foto: Ansa) – serieanews.com
The soccer market, it is known, can be unpredictable, and this winter Lazio seems to be a perfect example of that. Instead, the biancoceleste club, which was aiming to strengthen its roster in order to maintain a high level of competitiveness, finds itself trapped in a complicated game of entanglements that, at the moment, seems closer to blowing everything up than to leading to a concrete result.
Despite several probes and contacts, both incoming and outgoing, everything in Formello is at a standstill. But what is really going on?
At the center of the chaos is the Casadei affair, a talent that coach Baroni likes a lot. The young Inter school midfielder, now with Chelsea, is one of Lazio’s main targets, but the negotiation that seemed to be downhill has turned out to be more intricate than expected. The complication is not only about the economic agreement: another player, who is inextricably linked to Casadei, comes into the deal. And here things get even more complicated.
According to the latest updates, Torino would overtake Lazio again in the race for Casadei and then Lazio would get back on track, but it is now a neck-and-neck that seems to find no conclusion. Of course, if Torino were to close the deal, it would be a blow to Lazio not only in the midfield but also in the defense. Yes, because in this intricate domino effect there is another name in play: that of Abakar Sylla, a Strasbourg defender.
Casadei e Sylla rischiano di saltare entrambi: cosa sta succedendo
The situation becomes even more complex when one considers that Sylla is indirectly linked to Casadei. Both players belong to the same ownership – the Chelsea group – although in two different teams.
Lazio had tried to construct an operation that could include both: Casadei to reinforce the midfield and Sylla as a reinforcement in defense, a sort of “bonus” requested by President Lotito. But the problem is that if Casadei skips, the real risk is that the deal for Sylla also skips. That is why a solution must be found and bring home both the midfielder and the defender as soon as possible.
Casadei e Sylla rischiano di saltare entrambi: cosa sta succedendo (AnsaFoto) – serieanews.com
Not least because, as of Jan. 28, Lazio cannot afford to find itself back at square one. Sylla had been identified as the ideal piece to offer solidity to the biancoceleste rearguard, but without Casadei, the package that seemed likely to convince the Chelsea group could crumble. The result? A double blow missed, just when it seemed the club was close to closing.
Failure to close these negotiations is likely to have significant repercussions for Lazio. Baroni’s team is playing a very positive league but from time to time gaps emerge that suggest Lazio needs reinforcements to lengthen the roster available to the coach.
But the biancoceleste market seems to be jammed on several fronts. Not only are incoming names struggling to materialize, but even possible exits are blocked, leaving the club in a situation of uncertainty that may even be intentional: it is no mystery, in fact, that Ds Angelo Fabiani is meanwhile evaluating whether it is the case to buy someone, which will happen only if it is really worth it.
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