Lazio Market: Hunting for a Midfielder, Casadei is on the Mind, Akpa-Akpro to Monza

Rome 25 December 2024 - Not even Christmas stops the transfer market: always active and ready to offer up new signings anytime and anywhere. In the face of a summer market where the Biancocelesti failed to impress with big-name players arriving in the capital, the outlook seems to have reversed in January. Lazio he had a summer session that was perfectly functional for the new football cycle, strengthening all the departments, lengthening the rotations and increasing the intensity, and then celebrating a super first part of the season, between the lead in the Europa League and the solitary fourth place in Serie A. 

By virtue of this, it is difficult, if not impossible, to imagine a winter market full of incoming signings. On the contrary Angelo Fabiani will focus only on some targeted signings to strengthen the squad, completing the rotations in view of a second part of the season where Lazio could find themselves playing many games, perhaps with trophies at stake. Of all the departments, the most critical at the moment seems to be the midfield. Dele Bashiru it's turning out to be a sweet surprise, to go and complete the rotations behind Guendouzi e rovella, untouchable starters, but alone is not enough to provide security to the area of ​​the pitch with the highest mileage of the year so far. In addition to this, Castrovilli, who arrived in the summer on a free transfer, would already seem to be on the list of departures, with Udinese very interested in bringing him to Friuli. 

The sale could grant the Lazio that margin in the budget to go hunting for a real midfielder, thus completing Lazio's rotations once again. The first name at the top of the list at the moment, according to what is leaking from Formello, seems to be that of Caesar Casadei. Boy born in 2003 owned by Chelsea, the first contacts with the Blues have already taken place, but the English club has a very high valuation of the boy and for now seems to want to accept only a dry loan or with an obligation to buy with a value of around 15 to 20 million euros. Figures currently out of the question for the Capitoline club. 

The current valuations of are also around similar figures. Jacopo Fazzini the part of the 'Empoli. One of the leaders of the Tuscan midfield, he is the same age as Casadei, but already tested consistently in the top Italian league. A versatile player who would not struggle to find space in the chessboard of Baroni, but for 15 million the deal is very hard to bring to a positive outcome. Another very interesting profile in the Lazio house is the one that leads to Valentin Atangana, midfielder born in 2005 Stade Reims. A boy with an impressive physical impact, he is also very capable with the ball at his feet, especially in the transition phase: all perfect characteristics for Lazio football this year. However, his valuation has skyrocketed in recent weeks, according to what is reported from France, also here speaking of around 15 million euros. It is difficult, however, that the negotiations that began in the summer for Michael Folorunsho.

While waiting to find out how the team's incoming transfer market develops, Lazio he would have already closed the first exit shot. Jean Daniel Akpa-Akpro it's one step away from Monza: the Lazio will terminate the contract with the boy, so that he can become the first purchase of the Brianza team. The first gift for the new coach Salvatore Bochetti He has already undergone medical tests and now we are just waiting for the official confirmation.