An intermediary working with Marcelo confirms the former Real Madrid star has ‘been offered to Lazio’ and they are waiting for the club to set out a contract proposal.

The Brazilian full-back is a free agent after his current deal with the Merengues expired on June 30.

There had been reports in La Gazzetta dello Sport that Lazio had approached the 34-year-old, but it seems as if the situation is the other way around.

“Marcelo was proposed to Lazio and would come to Rome with great enthusiasm,” intermediary Stefano Quadri told Radio Sportiva.

“We are waiting for the club to call us and start the negotiations. He has another two offers, but they are from a league that is not at the same level as Serie A.

“The only certainty we have is that his vacation will end in 10 days and by the end of July he will have made a decision.”

If Marcelo is indeed looking to earn €2.5m per season net, that might be a problem for Lazio.

Another concern is his physical fitness, as he only made five starts in La Liga last season, out of a total 12 appearances in the tournament.

He suffered from several muscular issues and might struggle with the work-load requested of full-backs in Maurizio Sarri’s 4-3-3 formation.

Lazio have qualified for the Europa League again this term and could do with more players who have international experience.

5 thought on “Marcelo offered himself to Lazio”
  1. You are done Marcelo, you have had a great career but now it is time to go back to Brazil or rip off arab/chinese clubs

  2. I think he will be more suitable to play in Napoli as his salary will be no problem for Napoli and Marcelo has tons of champions league experience

  3. I love this guy but we dont need or have the luxury to have someone like him on the bench 90% of the games like RM did! Thank you for the beautiful football but it is time to go home Marcelo.

  4. ^ I agree..great career time to go elsewhere. Try to get Palmieri from Chelsea more suitable and can handle the workload

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