Fazzini Keener on Transferring to Lazio over Napoli | OneFootball

Napoli might have lodged a larger offer for Jacopo Fazzini, but the player prefers joining Lazio, at least for now. The contacts with the Biancocelesti had been going on for longer. More importantly, he believes he’ll have more minutes under Marco Baroni, Alfredo Pedullà reports.

The midfielder wasn’t called up for the last round because he wasn’t in the right headspace as the switch seemed imminent. It’s not necessarily close yet while the duel rages on. The capital offered €10/12M last Thursday.

Empoli didn’t accept the bid from Lazio for Fazzini right away, and Napoli swooped in. The talent is eager to transfer to Rome, but there could still be room for the Partenopei to change his mind. The Biancocelesti have put other pursuits on hold, while their rivals are after other options.

According to Gianluca Di Marzio, the Azzurri have shown some interest in Cesare Casadei, whom Torino are intensely courting. Chelsea ask for €15M plus a re-sale clause, which might be too much for the Granata.

Per Tuttomercatoweb, the Antonio Conte-led team would like to invest in a youngster. They might make another attempt for Shakhtar Donetsk’s Georgiy Sudakov, who’s been on their radar for multiple years.

Our Take on Fazzini, Napoli, and Lazio

He’s right in having reservations seeing what has happened to Giacomo Raspadori, Cyril Ngonge, and a few other talents in the Partenopei’s squad, but the situation will change next season when they’ll play in the cups. He’s appealing because he’s relatively cheap, but, in reality, somebody more muscular than technical would fit them better.