Overview
- Reports on Wednesday say Inter and Lazio have opened talks on a loan for Davide Frattesi with a conditional obligation to buy, a structure Lazio prefers to spread payments.
- Inter continue to push for an outright sale so they can immediately reinvest proceeds, with the club valuing Frattesi at roughly €30 million and hoping Nottingham Forest will meet that price.
- Frattesi has asked for more regular playing time after starting only a few matches last season and his agent Giuseppe Riso has offered him to other clubs, including Lazio.
- Some outlets report the loan deal being discussed would trigger a mandatory purchase when set conditions are met and that the total package could be substantially lower than what Inter paid for him last year.
- How this is resolved is central to Inter’s summer plan because selling Frattesi would free payroll space and cash to renew their pursuit of Curtis Jones and because a move would change Frattesi’s role from fringe player to likely starter at his new club.