Rovella’s pain is no longer physical, due to groin pain. They are internal. Ten minutes against Salernitana, four in Genoa. Nine in the return against Juve in the Cup. It’s the score of the last month, since he saw himself on the bench in the derby (6 April). With Tudor never had a chance. The groin pain is limiting and the inactivity has contributed to losing positions. But technical evaluations also weigh. Guendouzi, Kamada and Vecino have the identikit of Tudor model midfielders. Rovella and Cataldi no. They are among the players who have come into discussion, they risk warming up the seats on the bench. Technical evaluations are one thing, market scenarios are another. Rovella he arrived on loan with an obligation to buy, the payment of the 17 million agreed with Juve is expected in a year (June 2025, when the purchase will be definitive). The press release issued by Lazio in the summer favors a clear reading of the signed agreements: «SS Lazio SpA announces that it has acquired the sporting contract of the footballer Rovella Nicolò on a temporary two-year basis from FC Juventus SpA. Upon expiry of the loan period, SS Lazio SpA will have the obligation to transform the temporary transfer into a permanent one, upon the occurrence of particular circumstances. sporting conditions, for a fee of Euro 17,000,000.00 payable in three years. The player has signed a five-year employment contract”. Seventeen million they are a burdensome sum for Lazio’s coffers, they are oxygen for Juve, any monetization is tempting for the club and Giuntoli to give life to the budgets and the market. Withdrawing from a redemption obligation is not easy, everyone must agree. The company that sells, the player, who has to buy. That’s not the case. From Turin, in case of request, they would block.
The realization
Nicolò Rovella had become Sarri’s favorite as an assault director. The overtaking Cataldi it had happened quickly. The fans were also won over, impressed by his combative spirit, by the game that led him to chase opponents and balls. Rovella the effort paid off all at once, he had to stop because the groin pain had become a torment, it didn’t allow him to train continuously and play hard. «The impact with Lazio was incredible. I feel a special transport. It’s as if I’ve been playing here forever”, he said at the beginning of March. He was counting the days until he returned. He couldn’t imagine that he would find himself on the bench. “Never give up”, is the message posted yesterday suddenly. It’s a case that will need to be discussed. Juve would only free Lazio from the constraint in one way, receiving the same offer from 17 million. Unthinkable at present. In recent weeks Beppe Riso, manager of Rovella and Cataldi, was received in Formello, other contacts are imaginable. Pellegrini had also arrived together with Rovella, after a summer of waiting. He wanted Lazio at all costs, his salary was reduced, he too finds himself on the sidelines. The redemption is set at 4 million in 2025, which will trigger a salary of 2.5 million (for now Juve contributes). Calculations that Tudor also has to deal with.
