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Lazio Make Contact With Dutch Defender Who’s Available on a Free Transfer

Lazio have reportedly turned their attention towards Danilho Doekhi, who has recently left Union Berlin after seeing out his contract.Lazio Undergoing Defensive RebootThe Biancocelesti have sold Mario...

Lazio Make Contact With Dutch Defender Who’s Available on a Free Transfer
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Lazio have reportedly turned their attention towards Danilho Doekhi, who has recently left Union Berlin after seeing out his contract.Lazio Undergoing Defensive RebootThe Biancocelesti have sold Mario...

Lazio have reportedly turned their attention towards Danilho Doekhi, who has recently left Union Berlin after seeing out his contract. Lazio Undergoing Defensive Reboot The Biancocelesti have sold Mario Gila to AC Milan, while Alessio Romagnoli will finalize his transfer to Al-Sadd in the coming days. Therefore, Gennaro Gattuso needs at least one new centre-back to join Oliver Provstgaard, Patric, and Samuel Gigot in the department.

Lazio Struggling to Sign Sergi Dominguez On Thursday, Lazio sporting director Angelo Fabiani travelled to Croatia to negotiate a deal with Dinamo Zagreb for 21-year-old Spanish defender Sergi Dominguez. However, the difference between the two parties remains significant. Hence, the Italian capital side could turn to alternative options.

Danilho Doekhi Lands on Lazio Shortlist According to Italian journalists Fabrizio Romano and Matteo Moretto, Lazio have started a dialogue with Doekhi, who has been a free agent since the start of the month. The

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source didn’t provide further details on the matter, but we can expect more updates to follow in the coming hours and days. Lazio Almost Signed Doekhi’s Ex-Teammate Diego Leite Interestingly, Lazio had an agreement in principle with Doekhi’s former defensive partner at Union Berlin, Diogo Leite, who also left the club as a free agent. However, Portuguese suffered an injury in the winter, prompting the Aquile to backtrack on the accord. Moreover, Leite is a left-footed defender, whereas Lazio’s current priority is to sign a right-footed centre-back to play alongside the left-footed Provestgaard, who is expected to inherit Romagnoli’s starting role. Dekhi: Career Path & Union Berlin Stats Doekhi is a Rotterdam native of Surinamese origin. In 2016, he was poached by Ajax, who added him to their youth ranks, before selling him to Vitesse two years later. In 2022, he joined Union Berlin...

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