Chelsea midfielder Cesare Casadei appears on track to finish a everlasting switch to Lazio earlier than the switch deadline after the participant’s agent posted a telling trace on social media.
Casadei has struggled for recreation time this season, that includes primarily within the Convention League and barely even making matchday squad within the Premier League, not to mention really enjoying.
The shortage of possibilities for the younger Italian has been considerably shocking, given his present relationship with Enzo Maresca from a mortgage at Leicester Metropolis final season. Then once more, that hasn’t helped £30m summer season signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor command significant recreation time both.
A proposed £11m change to Lazio is within the works, with consultant Francesco Facchinetti taking to social media over the weekend to broadcast, with out direct context, that he was travelling to Rome.
BBC Sport’s Nizaar Kinsella has reported {that a} deal between Chelsea and Lazio is “believed to be shut”, with a “substantial sell-on clause” additionally the topic of debate. It implies that if Casadei soars and Lazio money in, Chelsea additionally stand to nonetheless revenue on the participant.
Casadei turned 22 earlier this month however has by no means performed professionally in his house nation. The Ravenna-born expertise was plucked from Inter’s academy ranks by Chelsea in August 2022 when he was nonetheless solely 18 years of age – a deal that was price an preliminary €15m on the time.
Up to now, Casadei has made 17 senior appearances for Chelsea, in addition to turning out 40 instances throughout loans at Studying and Leicester within the final couple of seasons.
Lazio are performing properly, each at house and in Europe, to this point in 2024/25. Marco Baroni’s crew sit fourth in Serie A, firmly in competition for Champions League qualification, whereas they paved the way three factors clear atop the Europa League standings with one matchday remaining.
