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July 24th, 2008

See you later…

By: salvatore | Comments 8 Comments

As expected, Behrami’s transfer has been completed, and the Swiss International is now a member of West Ham. Aside from the fact that this soap opera is finally over, the good news is that the team was able to get 5 million pounds for ol’ Valon, which was more than first reported, and potentially more [...]

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July 19th, 2008

Hello Goodbye

By: salvatore | Comments 3 Comments

The team said goodbye to some people yesterday, and are about to say hello to Francelino Matuzalem.
Essentially, the former Napoli and Brescia centrocampista is already a Lazio player, but he has to still undergo a medical on Monday before anything can be finalized. In any case, it now looks like he (and not Fernandez) [...]

Category Category: Team News
July 16th, 2008

Some Transfer News

By: salvatore | Comments 10 Comments

It seemed as if Lazio’s mercato was now going to be restricted to shedding some of the excess players still on the books (42 at last count), but evidently, the “in” door of the transfer campaign is still open.
First up is news that the team has signed Swiss international Stephan Lichtsteiner.

The 24-year old right-back [...]

Category Category: Team News
July 12th, 2008

Another look…

By: salvatore | Comments 3 Comments

At this season’s new jerseys:

You can buy these here at the newly launched Lazio store.
The only problem with this photo? Pandev started making a lot of noise today about leaving the team at the end of this upcoming season. It seems he’s not happy with the way his contract renegotiation is going, claiming that [...]

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July 9th, 2008

News Round-Up

By: salvatore | Comments 6 Comments

There are various new tidbits and other things I’ve been sitting on for a bit. First up, Mauro Zarate’s loan deal has been made official today, with management depositing his contract with the Lega Calcio. Reportedly, both Middlesbrough and Portsmouth tried to hijack the deal yesterday with last-minute offers, but Maurito had his mind set [...]

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July 7th, 2008

Carrizo Day

By: salvatore | Comments 7 Comments

As most of you will have known, the long-awaited day has finally arrived: Juan Pablo Carrizo was presented to the media, and is now officially a Lazio player.

For those who need visual evidence before believing anything, cast your eyes on these pics of the man himself in Rome.
The glamor photo:

Meeting fans:

And the press with [...]

Category Category: Team News
July 5th, 2008

The Zarate Kid and Kozak

By: salvatore | Comments 5 Comments

A newly shorn Mauro Zarate landed in Rome this morning, and even though he has not yet officially been presented to the media, you can say for all intents and purposes, he has begun his Lazio career. Personally, I’ve been getting more excited about his signing with every passing day, and I’m really looking forward [...]

Category Category: Team News
July 2nd, 2008

Odds and Ends

By: salvatore | Comments 10 Comments

Here are a few things that have been kicking around Lazio land in the last couple of days.
First up, the new jerseys for this season were unveiled a little while back, so I thought I should put up a pic. There’s no sponsor yet (Edileuropa were on the shirt for the second part of [...]

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