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Lazio are near securing the providers of Fisayo Dele-Bashiru after making important progress in switch negotiations with Turkish membership Hatayspor, Soccernet.ng studies.
The Italian membership has been in discussions with Dele-Bashiru and Hatayspor for a number of weeks.
The principle hurdles have been wage agreements and switch phrases. Nevertheless, recent studies counsel that Lazio and Hatayspor have now agreed on a deal for the central midfielder.
In keeping with Sky Italia, the 23-year-old, who was developed within the Manchester Metropolis academy, will be part of Lazio on a season-long mortgage. This deal consists of an obligation for Lazio to make the transfer everlasting, with the entire switch payment set at €6 million.
Initially, Lazio pays €2 million for the mortgage, adopted by a further €4 million for the everlasting switch on the finish of the season. This construction permits Lazio to handle the price over two seasons, which is under Dele-Bashiru’s €7 million launch clause.
The ultimate step was agreeing on private phrases with Dele-Bashiru, who was born in Nigeria and raised in England.
After a profitable spell at Sheffield Wednesday, Dele-Bashiru moved to Hatayspor in 2023, the place he excelled, scoring 9 targets and offering six assists in 39 appearances throughout his debut season.
Dele-Bashiru’s transfer to Lazio will see him be part of a rising variety of Nigerian gamers in Serie A, which incorporates Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, AC Milan’s Samuel Chukwueze, and Udinese’s duo of Maduka Okoye and Isaac Success.
The 23-year-old Dele-Bashiru just lately made headlines with a spectacular equaliser for Nigeria of their 1-1 draw towards South Africa in the course of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Nevertheless, he was injured in that match and missed the following 2-1 loss to the Benin Republic, impacting Nigeria’s World Cup qualification hopes.
