AFC Bournemouth have made concrete advances in their efforts to sign Lazio’s Mario Gila this summer.
That’s at least what journalist Alfredo Pedullà is reporting, and he states the English club have made a €40m offer for the centre-back.
Bournemouth sold Dean Huijsen to Real Madrid, just a year after signing him from Juventus, and will need to bring in a replacement.
Andoni Iraola’s side collected €58m from the 20-year-old centre-back’s sale, something selling clubs will be aware of.
The Cherries have identified the Lazio player as their target and even tabled a bid to secure his services. The journalist claims the Serie A side have turned down their proposal in the ‘last few hours’.
Alfredo Pedullà took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to add the Premier League club’s bid was €40m including bonuses. The Biancocelesti rejected their offer because the 24-year-old is ‘unsellable’ to them.
It remains to be seen whether this claim of Bournemouth’s offer will be backed up in Italy and England.
The Spaniard joined Lazio from Real Madrid in July 2022 and has a contract until 2027. He played 84 games for the Italian club of which 43 are from this season.
