Juventus has been monitoring Mattia Zaccagni for a number of months, with hopes of securing his signature within the upcoming summer time switch window.
The Lazio midfielder has one season remaining on his present contract in Rome and was extensively anticipated to depart on the finish of this time period.
Whereas Lazio expressed a want to retain him, Zaccagni’s reluctance to increase his contract gave Juventus confidence that they may safe his companies.
Given Juventus’s popularity as a most well-liked vacation spot for a lot of Italian gamers, they have been optimistic about signing Zaccagni when his contract expired.
Nevertheless, Juventus has suffered a major setback of their pursuit of him as Zaccagni has entered talks with Lazio and seems inclined to stay with the membership.
With Felipe Anderson already set to depart on the finish of the season, Lazio is set to retain Zaccagni’s companies in any respect prices.
Their sporting director, Angelo Fabiani, has now delivered an replace on his future and it’s a blow to Juventus. He mentioned, as quoted by Tuttomercatoweb:
“With Zaccagni there was a handshake, we labored till late at night time with president Lotito. There will probably be an official announcement quickly. I’ve to say one factor in favor of this boy: he actually wished to remain at Lazio. We wish individuals with such mentality who need to give all the pieces for this membership.”
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We have now been one of many high golf equipment within the nation for a very long time, and most gamers are delighted after we need to signal them.
Nevertheless, shedding Zaccagni is not going to damage, and there are various gamers to observe in our bid to signal an attacking midfielder.