The last gift could be the Champions League again, if the next four days are truly those of Luis Alberto’s abandonment. Since the post-match against Salernitana, silence has slowly fallen on the harsh outburst (“I’ve already told the club that I’m leaving, I don’t want a single euro anymore”), weakened by his own performances and the amazing numbers: in the last four matches (also considering the return semi-final of the Italian Cup against Juventus), four assists, a goal and an eagle kiss on the chest. The only tangible sign of that very close tear remains the absence of the captain’s armband.
Even without degrees on his arm, however, Luis Alberto is leading Lazio as a true leader, perhaps more than in the past. Since 2020 he hasn’t been this decisive in three consecutive championship games. With the last assist for Zaccagni against Verona, the Wizard rises to 75 goals (61 in Serie A since 2016, no one like him) and, since the away game in Genoa, to 52 goals, so he is the second best goalscoring midfielder in history ( only Milinkovic (69) of the Capitoline club is better than him. Strange to say in a new creed made up of muscles and breakneck racing, but Tudor is also holding on to the Spaniard to attempt a miraculous run-up to fifth place, perhaps hoping for a change of heart about the future: «It seems to me that he’s having fun, that he likes the our football”, the last words of the Croatian coach.
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SUMMIT AT THE END OF MAY
An intelligent armistice was signed, Luis Alberto and Lotito have a direct relationship and have agreed to meet after May 26th, when the championship will end. The Magician is determined to give his best, to leave the best memory for the fans and Lazio, but at the moment he doesn’t seem to have changed his farewell thoughts. For heaven’s sake, the Spaniard has now accustomed us to everything, woe betide us if we don’t leave every scenario open. However, the tug of war over the price tag must certainly be avoided, of which 20% remains to be paid to Liverpool, from whom he was purchased in August 2016 for around 5 million euros. The You First agency assured Fabiani that there was no market strategy behind its client’s words. Yet there are strong rumors from Seville and Marseille, but above all Qatar (Al Duhail and beyond) would be ready to satisfy Lotito with 10-15 million plus those saved on wages (adjusted to over 4 million until 2027, with 2028 option). 25-27 million gross would be cut from the budget and other vital money would come from the 31-year-old to find a younger and more useful replacement for the future.
ONE YEAR GOAL
On Saturday, for example, they will play in Monza, the Spaniard will have to make Colpani look bad, having been followed for a year now, now also as a possible replacement. He had been reported by Sarri’s scouting man, Picchioni (not surprisingly now in the sights of Juventus), together with Carboni, and never left the talent room’s radar. His candidacy could also fit perfectly into Tudor’s 3-4-2-1. The 24-year-old attacking midfielder from Brescia has produced 4 assists and 8 goals this season, Monza values him at at least 25 million, but a discount without upward auctions is not excluded. The deal may also depend on the relationship between Galliani (ready to sell the club to an American fund) and Lotito, after the latest friction in the Senate. Luis Alberto can instead donate the Champions League and bring another gift to the market.
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