It’s Black Friday, which means there’s solid deals to be had all around the world on online stores and in shops, but why should football be any different?
This is what Gazzetta dello Sport roll with on Friday, dedicating two pages to the transfer window and all the great savings clubs could be making should they focus on selected players.
Among the deals to be made, Newcastle’s Achraf Lazaar appears, said to be valued at around €6m.
The Magpies’ left-back hasn’t featured under Rafa Benitez this season after spending the second half of last season at Benevento in Serie A, and he really wants out.
The 26-year-old discussed his failed summer exit to Genoa last month, and claimed he ‘wouldn’t hesitate’ to leave if the Italian side called him again.
According to Gazzetta’s lovely label, the defender would be available in January for around €3m, a mighty 50% slash on his alleged value.
There’s no mention of who could be interested in his services, but at that price, and with a lot of experience in Italian football under his belt, he should be looked at, because, at this point, he’s just wasted at St James’ Park, where his contract runs until 2021.
