Report Guendouzi has first official Fenerbahce offer, Lazio seek replacement | OneFootball

Italian reports suggest Fenerbahce have now made a formal offer worth €27m for Matteo Guendouzi, so Lazio look to Bologna’s Giovanni Fabbian, Milan’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek or Jacopo Fazzini of Fiorentina.

The midfielder can be sacrificed by coach Maurizio Sarri if he can bring in a player with a more creative approach to the role in the January transfer window.

Lazio denied this weekend that a formal proposal had been received, but now transfer pundit Marco Conterio maintains the bid was sent today worth €25m plus €2m in add-ons.

Fenerbahce make formal bid for Guendouzi

PARMA, ITALY – DECEMBER 13: Matteo Guendouzi of Lazio reacts during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and SS Lazio at Stadio Ennio Tardini on December 13, 2025 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

It is widely reported that Guendouzi would be open to the move, although there is also thought to be interest from Atletico Madrid, Galatasaray, Newcastle United and Sunderland.

Lazio are meanwhile already planning his replacement, with Fabbian the primary target, even if Bologna are in no rush to sell.

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – DECEMBER 19: Ciro Immobile and Giovanni Fabbian of Bologna FC 1909 celebrates victory after the Supercoppa Italiana semifinal match between Bologna FC 1909 and FC Internazionale at King Saud University Stadium on December 19, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)

Another player requested specifically by Sarri is believed to be Loftus-Cheek, who is not getting regular playing time at Milan under Max Allegri.

The most likely candidate for them is Fazzini, who has struggled to make an impact with troubled Fiorentina.