AC captain moves to Rome! He will defend the colours of Lazio

The Eagles from the Eternal City had a relatively successful league season. Maurizio Sarri’s team eventually finished ahead of their city rivals in the table in fifth place, which guarantees Europa League qualification. The club played the same competition last season but finished in the last 16. The Romans are now facing several changes in their squad.

After five seasons at the club, Brazilian stopper Luiz Felipe has decided not to extend his contract and will move to Spain, where he has signed with Real Betis. The defensive mainstay of the team played 31 games last season and was one of its mainstays.

However, Lazio have already found a replacement for him. Now former Rossoneri captain Alessio Romagnoli has not renewed his contract with AC Milan and has become a free agent. Fulham and AC Monza were circling him, but he found a new job at Lazio.

The Italian international is an offspring of the Wolves of AS Roma. He was a regular at AC for 6 seasons, but dropped out of the squad in the last one. The club created an excellent stopper duo Tomori-Kalulu, which did not allow him to play so much. Milan have to look for a replacement for their captain.

Leading Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio reported on his Twitter that the player will sign a 5-year contract. He should undergo a medical examination at the beginning of the week, probably on Tuesday. The Eagles will hope that everything goes well and a new stopper pairing of Romagnoli-Acerbi is formed.

But the club is also working on the arrival of another stopper, Mario Gila from Real Madrid. The 21-year-old Spaniard got his first chance in Real’s A-team this season, starting 2 games. But he wanted more playing time next season and so Lazio reached for him, where he has already undergone a medical.

Also leaving the club are both 2 goalkeepers, Pepe Reina and Thomas Strakosha. On the other hand, Brazilian midfielder Marcos Antonio has joined Lazio from Shakhtar Donetsk and Mattia Zaccagni has also arrived permanently. Besides, 2 new goalkeepers are expected to arrive, one of them is Luis Maximiano.

Sources: Transfermarkt, Gianluca Di Marzio