Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic calls Juventus “a great team” but “we’ll see whether I stay or leave”.
The Bianconeri are keen to sign the Serbian midfielder, but Aquile President Claudio Lotito has slapped a €150m price tag on his head.
“Now I’m going back home to Lazio where I have a contract,” Milinkovic-Savic told reporters after Serbia were knocked out of the World Cup.
Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic calls Juventus “a great team” but “we’ll see whether I stay or leave”.
The Bianconeri are keen to sign the Serbian midfielder, but Aquile President Claudio Lotito has slapped a €150m price tag on his head.
“Now I’m going back home to Lazio where I have a contract,” Milinkovic-Savic told reporters after Serbia were knocked out of the World Cup.
“Then we’ll see whether I stay or go, it depends on President Lotito and sporting director [Igli] Tare. I’ll talk to them, the €150m asking price isn’t a burden, it’s a motivation to do better.
“Every day I see links to a different team, it’s a motivation. Juve are a great team, at the top in Italy, you can see that from Scudetti and Coppe Italia in their trophy cabinet.
“Plus my little brother [Vanja] is in Turin, even if I’ll have to see what he does. He wants to play more, but [Salvatore] Sirigu is a great goalkeeper.
“It’s not like I’ll follow my brother though! But family is important to me.
“To the Lazio supporters I’d say that I’ve spent three beautiful years there and they’ll remain in my heart, now we’ll see if I stay or go.”
Despite those words, this morning’s Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Lazio are asking for €110m plus Rodrigo Bentancur to sell the Serbian to Juve.
On that basis the Old Lady won’t even come to the table, with general manager Beppe Marotta willing to wait and hope the price is lowered.