{"id":612687,"date":"2022-05-10T15:45:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T19:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=612687"},"modified":"2022-05-10T15:45:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T19:45:21","slug":"top-serie-a-midfielder-to-remain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/10\/top-serie-a-midfielder-to-remain\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Serie A Midfielder Expected to Remain at Lazio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Top <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/09\/scudetto-close-for-ac-milan\/\" target=\"_self\">Serie A<\/a> midfielder, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/12\/23\/sergej-milinkovic-savic-pledges-his-allegiance-to-lazio\/\" target=\"_self\">Sergej Milinkovic-Savic<\/a>, is expected to remain at Lazio. The 27-year-old Serbian star finds his name in rumours just about every single summer but continues to stay loyal to the Rome-based club. This presents a blow to other teams searching for a dominant and game-changing midfielder.<\/p>\n<h2>Top Serie A Midfielder to Remain at Lazio<\/h2>\n<h3>The Club&#8217;s Most Important Midfielder<\/h3>\n<p>Lazio club president Claudio Lotito told Rai Sport, in quotes reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1523925052034478080\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, that Milinkovic-Savic is indeed not for sale, he said: &#8220;Milinkovic is not for sale, I turned down \u20ac140m bid for him [years ago]&#8221;, Lotito said. &#8220;I&#8217;d ask Sergej what he wants to do only in case we receive an important proposal from a world-class top club.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, \u20ac140 million is an extravagant amount. This is even more true for a club that doesn&#8217;t typically qualify for the Champions League. It shows the importance of the player to the club.<\/p>\n<p>Milinkovic-Savic is enjoying arguably his best season yet at Lazio, at least in terms of statistics. In 35 Serie A appearances, the Serbian midfielder holds 10 goals and 11 assists to his name.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, he had eight goals and 10 assists in 32 league appearances. His numbers have gone up, and at 27-years-old, he&#8217;s entering his prime years as a midfielder. Milinkovic-Savic and Ciro Immobile represent Lazio&#8217;s core, and Lotito is in no rush to give this up.<\/p>\n<p>Lazio are currently in fifth place in the Serie A table. They are three points ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/03\/31\/as-roma-striker-tammy-abraham\/\" target=\"_self\">Roma<\/a>, Fiorentina, and Atalanta. For the moment, Lazio is sitting in the driver&#8217;s seat when it comes to Europa League qualification. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/10\/juventus-interest-forward-angel-di-maria\/\" target=\"_self\">Juventus<\/a> are seven points ahead of Lazio in fourth place, meaning Lazio is directly disqualified from possible Champions League participation next season.<\/p>\n<p>Holding onto Milinkovic-Savic, however, only helps Lazio in a bid to qualify for the Champions League in future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"HBEhaE-EROZSk88QOVyZwA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1240531537\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'HBEhaE-EROZSk88QOVyZwA',sig:'OJ0_WnOZIpB8nwgArLVbR5L3M4PrDDDahvNG8yCEF7Y=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1240531537',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Serie A midfielder, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, is expected to remain at Lazio. The 27-year-old Serbian star finds his name in rumours just about every single summer but continues to stay loyal to the Rome-based club. This presents a blow to other teams searching for a dominant and game-changing midfielder. 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