Lazio are hoping to secure the signature of Inter target Marash Kumbulla and have three advantages over their competition, according to a report from today’s paper edition of the Rome based newspaper Corriere dello Sport.
The report details how Hellas Verona want €35 million for the 20-year-old Albanian defender, who has impressed in his first season in Serie A.
The Gialloblu would be willing to accept a player in exchange. Lazio are hoping to steal the player from under Inter’s grasp and secure his signature in the summer, with three advantages helping them in the fight.
The first is that Kumbulla is used to playing on the left side of a three-man defence, the report continues, a role currently held by Stefan Radu, whose contract expires with the Roman side in 2021. This would give him significantly more playing time compared to joining Inter or Juventus, where he would have to fight harder for a starting spot.
The second advantage is that he already has two compatriots at Lazio, Igli Tare and Thomas Strakosha, which could help him settle in more easily. The final advantage is that Lazio president Claudio Lotito has a good relationship with the Hellas Verona president Setti.
