Lazio Still Pushing for Chelsea Wantaway but Can Only Sign Him on One Condition | OneFootball

Lazio have been making progress in their attempts to sign Chelsea midfielder Cesare Casadei, but they still have one significant knot to untie.

The Background

The Biancocelesti have already acquired the services of Arijon Ibrahimovic from Bayern Munich, but bringing in a central midfielder remains the club’s ultimate priority for January. Therefore, club president Claudio Lotito and sporting director Angelio Fabiani have been working on several fronts, with the main options being Hellas Verona’s Reda Belahyane and Empoli’s Jacopo Fazzini, in addition to Casadei.

Lazio Still Working on Signing Cesare Casadei

According to Italian journalist Alfredo Pedulla, Lazio are still pushing to lure the Chelsea man to Formello, having already held a meeting with his agent Francesco Facchinetti on Wednesday. The 21-year-old has been starving for playing time this season, so the Blues are looking to offload him this month.

The Key Condition

The Aquile are offering a loan with an option to buy for a figure just below €15 million. However, the journalist reveals that the key condition would be finding a formula that includes a paid loan rather than a free one, as Chelsea can only loan out a limited number of players to the newly implemented regulations, and they don’t want to waste one of the few remaining slots on this operation.

Therefore, it remains to be seen if the two clubs will manage to unravel this obstacle. The Italy U21 starlet would be keen to join the Laziali, especially with other tracks like Torino and Napoli seemingly fading.