Lazio president Claudio Lotito has denied that his club is in talks to sign Juventus left-back Luca Pellegrini for the second half of the season.
The defender is on loan this season at Eintracht Frankfurt and the Germans aren’t that impressed with his performances so far.
Juve expect him to finish the season with them, but Maurizio Sarri needs a new left-back and wants to work with Pellegrini again.
His employers now need to hold talks with the Bianconeri and try to sell the deal for the defender, which has reportedly started.
However, Lotito was asked about the deal and said via Tuttomercatoweb:
“We’ll see how it plays out in the coming weeks. Pellegrini? I haven’t talked to anyone about it and I don’t think I will anytime soon, I’ve spent the last three days in the Senate.”
Juve FC says
Lotito has smartly avoided giving a clear answer and may still be in talks with Juve about the defender.
If Sarri is serious about working with the winger again, his club will want to finalize the deal and it could be as early as next month.
Juve will have to win him back from his time in Germany and it remains to be seen if they have a withdrawal clause in the deal that sent him to the Bundesliga side.
