Lazio are keen to add Luca Pellegrini to their squad in the second half of the season, even though he will spend this season on loan at Eintracht Frankfurt.
The left-back has developed into a man Juve hope will eventually become first-team material, but his loan spell in Germany is indifferent and the Germans have even threatened to return him to Turin.
Juve will want him to continue to develop well there, but Lazio have taken an interest in him, with Maurizio Sarri keen to work with the defender again.
A report on Tuttomercatoweb reveals that the Rome-based team wants to add him to their squad in the second half of the season and is stepping up efforts to close the deal.
Juve FC says
Pellegrini is a huge talent and will be eager to become one of Juve’s best players, but his loan is not going according to plan and we cannot trust him to be Alex Sandro’s long-term replacement.
If Lazio are willing to pay a good fee for his transfer, we could use him as a sweetener to lower the price we will pay for the addition of Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
That could be one of the best deals we’ll ever do, but Lazio have to accept it.
