Lazio’s Lotito: “We will always be the first team of the capital.” | OneFootball

Claudio Lotito spoke from the stage at Lazio’s Christmas dinner.

The Biancoceleste club president reaffirmed Lazio’s core identity: “This club is a club of fighters, I always tell everyone—fighters, never veterans.

They demonstrate it on the pitch and in their daily lives. It’s a question of the values ​​they hold dear.”

The president then focused on the meaning of belonging and the message Lazio intends to convey even in the most challenging times: “These boys and girls have demonstrated, even in difficult times, that being Lazio fans means being proud to wear these colors and convey messages of solidarity, of help, but above all of strong determination, because we want to be the capital’s top team, and we will be, regardless of how they portray us.”

Lotito addressed the transfer ban, expressing strong concerns about the decisions made: “The adversity of the summer transfer market was incomprehensible. Some teams that had a healthy liquidity ratio were in dire debt situations. The liquidity ratio was abolished on July 1st, and then someone decided that the transfer market would be split into two parts.”

“They’ve caused us harm,” the president continued, “by preventing us from buying players. Lazio is a virtuous club and has no mortgages or leases. Some players are in debt for €500 or €600 million, yet they sign up for the league and trade without any problems. What happens in January? I’ve presented the accounts, the Budget Commission will decide, and we’re confident. A law that has since been abolished was applied. The whole system is madness; there will be several teams that will have problems trading, and then we’ll see what Lazio does.”