Lazio present Guendouzi offer to Marseille

Italian stories declare that Lazio have made a suggestion value €18m together with add-ons to Olympique Marseille for midfielder Matteo Guendouzi.

The asking value had been circa €25m, though many anticipated they’d be able to do a deal for nearer to €20m.

It stays to be seen if this opening proposal will likely be sufficient to safe an settlement, however the Sky Sport Italia and Sportitalia stories state that Lazio are feeling ‘assured.’

Nevertheless, Foot Mercato already insist the provide was €13m plus €5m in add-ons, nonetheless thought of ‘inadequate’ by Marseille.

The Biancocelesti have by no means disguised their curiosity in Guendouzi, who’s beneath contract with Olympique Marseille till June 2025.

It had been rumoured they’d solely make the sturdy swoop in case they discovered one other membership for Toma Primary, who’s on the switch market.

Marseille signed Guendouzi from Arsenal in 2021, initially on mortgage after which on a everlasting foundation for €11m.

He has performed in three video games thus far this season, together with the shock Champions League qualifying spherical defeat to Panathinaikos, however was initially on the bench for all of them.