How much will the farewells of Luis and Felipe, leaving a year after Milinkovic, weigh? Increasingly. But Lazio has decided for a Copernican revolution, not for something in between. The three tenor senators will be replaced, in theory, with players under 25. It will be a Lazio that risks everything, determined to start again with a new project, with a coach who is little acclaimed and claimed, but seasoned and full of intentions. He will have to find a new identity and understand where he can go. The outcomes will only be known by playing.
Lazio up Tchaouna
Four purchases are planned according to company indications. One is Loum Tchaouna, 20 years old, a winger from Salernitana, who can be purchased by paying a clause of 8 million. It is the first purchase, already mortgaged. It will be official by June, at the beginning of July at the latest. He was chosen as Felipe Anderson’s replacement. You can’t compare them. The choice to focus on Tchaouna, a fast attacker, was made because he is a futuristic purchase considering his age, but he already has a year in Serie A, he scored 4 goals and 4 assists. He plays for the France under 20s, is involved in the Toulon tournament, and played as captain against the Mexico under 23s on 5 June as a left winger in a 4-4-2. He played again against South Korea under 21 and against Saudi Arabia under 23 (coming on late and scoring the 4-0). The closing of the agreements will take place at the end of the tournament. In Salerno he finished playing as a right-wing attacking midfielder in Colantuono’s 3-4-2-1, with Inzaghi as a right winger in the 4-2-3-1 that Baroni plans to apply to Lazio.
Stengs replacing Luis Alberto
Replacing Luis is the current priority. Diesse Fabiani launched himself at 25-year-old Calvin Stengs of Feyenoord. He bewitched Lazio in the Champions League matches, he is liked for his flexibility: midfielder-attacking midfielder-winger. There have been contacts with the Raiola team that manages the player, the attack is being prepared. Lazio will present a first offer in the next few days, ranging between 10 and 12 million fixed base plus bonuses. Feyenoord’s request for 20 million has not been confirmed, but they could want at least 15. Stengs is the first choice, followed by the names of Spertsyan from Krasnodar, El Khannouuss from Genk and Fernandez from Boca Juniors. Rumors of a Casadei return to Chelsea have been denied.
Eyes on Verona
Milinkovic’s replacement, a year ago, was covered with Kamada and Guendouzi. The Japanese only convinced with Tudor, but he left. The Frenchman would have left with Tudor on the bench, the club now plans to keep him by resisting Aston Villa’s offer of 25-30 million. We will see. Otherwise you will have to return to the market. In Tchaouna, Stengs (or whoever) Noslin from Verona can be added. Jolly center forward, also adaptable as a winger or midfielder. Baroni has valorised him in six months and would gladly embrace him again. The purchase would allow us to add a center forward and an external attacker in one go so as not to “disturb” Ciro and Castellanos too much. Lotito and Setti can close at least one deal, especially the president of Verona hopes so. He freed Baroni without compensation, there were no clauses to pay. Count on Lotito’s goodness. The name of Suslov, 22, another Verona wildcard, has been added to the name of Noslin, 25 years old. The manager triggered the auction by including 7 clubs for the Slovakian, including Roma. In Verona there is Cabal, 23 years old, left back. Together with Cabal we think of Doig from Sassuolo, another left back trained by Baroni, he is 22 years old. The name of the Spanish baby Obrador from Real Castilla has popped up, he is 20 years old.
