Lazio Ponder Selling Juventus Youth Product to Generate January Capital Gains | OneFootball

Lazio will reportedly entertain offers for Edoardo Motta in January, as the club remains in a delicate financial situation.

The Background

The Biancocelesti had a relatively solid summer transfer campaign despite the net-zero restrictions, as they managed to sign seven players, including exciting new additions like Davide Frattesi and Josip Sutalo.

However, the vast majority of these deals were free transfers or loans with options to buy. The exception was Andrea Pinamonti, who was bought on a permanent transfer, but Sassuolo are expected to collect sizable bonuses next summer as part of the agreement. Therefore, Lazio may have to raise funds before June.

Lazio Risk Another Transfer Ban

According to Il Messaggero, Lazio are highly unlikely to fully unblock their January transfer window, as meeting the required 0.7 cost-to-revenue ratio is virtually impossible at this stage. The club will present their half-yearly financial statement on Wednesday, and most observers believe they remain far from the threshold.

So in January 2027, the Italian capital side risks another transfer ban (like the summer of 2025), or a net-zero transfer market (similar to the summer of 2026).

Lazio Could Sell Edoardo Motta for a Large Profit

In any case, Lazio will be allowed to sell players, and the Roman newspaper identifies Motta as the most likely candidate to be sacrificed. The 21-year-old is a Juventus youth product who made a name for himself in Serie B with Reggiana.

Motta Has Been Highly Impressive at Lazio

The Italian signed for the Biancocelesti last January for €1 million as a replacement for Christos Mandas (who had joined Bournemouth on loan), but he’s currently valued at circa €8-10 million thanks to his exploits in the capital. Motta filled in admirably for the injured Ivan Provedel last term; he was the ultimate hero in the Coppa Italia penalty shootouts against Atalanta.

Christos Mandas is Gennaro Gattuso’s First Choice

This season, Motta has been playing second fiddle to Mandas, but he displayed his talent once more in Sunday’s friendly against Arezzo, pulling off five superb saves. While Gennaro Gattuso is happy to have two reliable options at his disposal, Claudio Lotito and Angelo Fabiani might not be able to resist the temptation to sell him for comprehensive capital gains should the right offer arrive in January.