On Thursday, it was claimed that while Lazio manager Maurizio Sarri was pushing his club to sign Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi, those above him had doubts about the deal.
That was because the player had barely played on loan at Bayer Leverkusen last season, and there were worries he might not be physically ready to be a starter from the off.
Well, if Corriere dello Sport on Friday are to be believed, Claudio Lotito and co. have won for now, as they claim any deal for the Chelsea forward is now ‘blocked’.
They have had ‘second thoughts’ about carrying out a deal with the Blues, and have put the ‘brakes’ on any potential negotiations.
Furthermore, the fact the deal would have been a loan with a chance of a permanent move was taken into consideration, while a move for Jesper Karlsson at €15-20m could be a better long-term investment.
The fact English players are no longer considered non-EU by the Italian league might have helped, but the operation was still ‘blocked’.
Therefore, any move for the Chelsea winger has now been put on hold, and our guess is only when other avenues have been exhausted could they return.
