Names so crazy and expensive that you would never guess. Lotito, with a healthy streak of madness, had launched himself on Greenwood and is trying again to steal him from Juve. Then he dived on Samardzic. Not happy he made a survey for Gudmundsson. It’s the latest crazy lead in the Lazio market. Lotito has already closed for Noslin (official Sunday), for Thank you (official yesterday) and for Dele-Bashiru (official in a few hours), tries to go beyond expectations and predictions. He tries to oppose the high wave of protests, he looks for a sensational move, typical of moments of crisis. If Greenwood has to deal with Juve (Atletico Madrid and Marseille are also in the running), for Gudmundsson Juve, Inter, Napoli and Roma are in play. Genoa asks for 30 million25 had been rejected in January by Fiorentina. Lotito, in the role of prospector, asked for information. For Greenwood he offered 20 million plus 50% of future resale to be recognized to United. He could propose a similar formula to Genoa, there are also rumors about Cancellieri as a counterpart. The Ligurian club is aiming to hit the jackpot, they sold the goalkeeper Martinez to Inter for 15 million with bonuses and Gudmundsson can bring a record figure into the coffers.
To the strategy
Lotito and Fabiani are poker players. They have opened various negotiating fronts to divert attention from certain objectives or to bring down prices. There is no doubt that they want to make a real move. The survey for Gudmundsson can also be useful to distract from the Greenwood deal, whose operation is at the limits of possibility. To be able to close similar operations, it is not enough to find agreements with the companies, the players’ approval is needed, attracted by the sirens and the hiring proposals of wealthier clubs. Lotito doesn’t make these calculations, he has got it into his head to produce a show-effect with a purchase, a 10 or a valuable winger, and he will continue with surprising attempts. We will see where this strategy will lead, whether it is smoke and mirrors or not. Until proven otherwise, the Greenwood front remains open, for which a new contact was announced this week. Udinese is waiting for buyers for Samardzic, for now he has only received the offer from Lazio, for 15 million plus bonuses. Fenerbahçe has not yet presented official offers, in Turkey there are rumors that they will do so. Lotito is convinced that the price for the Serbian is destined to drop. The Gudmundsson front is to be evaluated after yesterday’s poll, not only economically. The case that sees him as a suspect again is also in doubt. He had been sent to trial in Iceland on charges of sexual violence, the Prosecutor’s Office had closed the case. After the appeal of the woman who had reported the accusations, the case was reopened.
