Maurizio Sarri would ask for significant reinforcements if Lazio qualified for the Champions League and has placed Domenico Berardi atop his wish list. The coach would like to add a Ciro Immobile deputy and a top-notch winger to have more depth, Corriere dello Sport informs.
The Biancocelesti are wary of the potential cost considering Sassuolo’s standards. They’ll make an attempt, but it will hinge on the price tag, which might be sizeable. The winger has routinely been linked to transfer to bigger sides. Though, he always ended up staying.
Lazio could use Matteo Cancellieri as a partial makeweight in the Berardi deal. The gaffer doesn’t consider him ready, and the youngster will likely depart regardless. He’ll leave on loan if they can’t utilize him as part of a package to sign somebody else. They’ll spend €7.6M to buy him out from Hellas Verona.
A cheaper alternative to the Neroverdi stable could be AZ Alkmaar’s Jesper Karlsson. He just chose Alessandro Lucci as his agent. He contributed to the capital side’s elimination from the Conference League by scoring once and dishing 3 assists in the 2 recent Round of 16’s fixtures.
Sassuolo director Giovanni Carnevali was quizzed about the future of Davide Frattesi and Berardi by Rai a couple of days ago (via Calciomercato).
“Maybe one of them will leave, but it wouldn’t be good to part ways with both at the same time.”
Our Take on Lazio and Berardi
It’s an interesting landing spot since the ship has sailed for him to join a top team as he’s 29. It’d be enticing for him to play in the Champions League. However, it’s hard to imagine the stingy Biancocelesti meeting the counterpart’s request in this case.
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