Camarda-Milan, the plot continues: here’s what filters through
Pioli’s team, with yesterday’s victory against Empoli, earned second place in the standings thanks to the 2-2 draw between Juve and Atalanta. However, now the Rossoneri club is involved in the difficult negotiations for Francesco Camarda’s first professional contract.
As reported by Gazzetta dello Sport, Milan and the entourage of Francesco Camarda, led by Beppe Riso, would have found an agreement to sign the first professional contract of the striker born in 2008 who turned 16 yesterday.
It should be remembered that in Italy 16-year-olds cannot sign a contract longer than three years. Precisely for this reason, Milan would have agreed with Riso to start the agreement from next July 1st to set the deadline for 30 June 2027. In fact, if Camarda signed now the deadline could only be set for 2026.
In any case, from an economic point of view, a general framework has been found: if Camarda signed with Milan he would receive a salary of 500 thousand euros, bonuses included. But it is precisely that if that troubles the nights and minds of the Devil’s managers, with Ibrahimovic in the lead.
Regardless of the bureaucratic aspects just mentioned, Camarda, despite having always supported Milan, is not yet sure about signing the three-year contract with Gerry Cardinale’s club. The feeling is that the story will only come to light at the beginning of the summer.
Despite the rumors about Inter and Juve, the teams most interested in the boy are Borussia Dortmund, who have already spoken several times with the entourage of Abate’s Primavera center forward, and the two Manchester teams, with United having joined to the race in the last few days. In this case, however, the deal for the two English teams could be impossible given that in England there is a law that prohibits the transfer of foreign players before the age of 18.
Ibrahimovic, in his new role as Senior Advisor of RedBird, has no intention of starting his career as a manager by losing the most important talent in Milan’s youth sector.
For this reason, the Swede remains under pressure both on Camarda himself (who in any case continues to give priority to Milan) and on the boy’s family: Zlatan is ready to guarantee all parties involved a gradual path to the first team.
Sarri wants to stay at Lazio: communication to Lotito
The future of the Tuscan coach continues to hang in the balance at the Biancoceleste home. After the elimination from the Champions League, the goal is to bring Immobile and his teammates to Europe and try to win the Italian Cup. However, in the last few hours it has emerged a sensational indiscretion.
As reported by Corriere dello Sport in fact, despite the rumors of recent weeks that had hypothesized a clear desire of the former Juventus and Napoli coach to leave Lazio in June, in reality Sarri, especially after the club’s official position, he would have decided to remain in biancoceleste respecting the existing contract.
The Tuscan coach he is linked to Lotito’s club by an agreement expiring in June 2025 worth 4 million euros per season, bonuses included and therefore he would fully lead Lazio also in the next year, the last guaranteed by the contract.
Champions League eve for Maurizio Sarri
In Sarri’s idea there would in fact be the hypothesis of leaving Lazio but only at the end of the next season, thus concluding a 4-year cycle which at the moment has certainly given more lights than shadows given the second place last year and the Champions League round of 16 reached this year.
The only thing missing from the Commander’s journey in Formello is the conquest of a trophy with which to enrich Lazio’s showcase and, precisely in this sense, this year’s occasion it’s delicious if you’re referring to the Italian Cupa trophy that Lazio has not lifted since 2018-2019 when with Simone Inzaghi at the helm they beat Gasperini’s Atalanta 2-0 in the final in Rome with goals from Milinkovic-Savic and Correa.
In April the Biancocelesti will play the double semi-final with Juve with the clear intention of reaching the final, a result which would however give a different vision to the season, in particular with regards to the performance in the championship. On paper, Lazio are the underdogs but Sarri will be desperate to achieve his goal.
But what is the club’s point of view regarding the coach’s desire to remain in Formello also next season? Lotito would be skeptical of starting the new year with a coach whose contract is expiring and therefore, just as established in December, he wants to make a final assessment of the year only in May before making a final decision.
Exemption remains a remote possibility but one not to be ruled out as, moreover, in case of permanence, that linked to the renewal of Sarri’s contract until at least 2026.
Lecce, sacked by Aversa. Gotti is on pole
Lecce, with an official statement, sacked Roberto D’Aversa after the headbutt given to Henry at the end of yesterday’s match against Verona. Gotti is now on pole for the replacement, ahead of Semplici. A contract is ready for the former Udinese player until the end of the season with automatic renewal in case of salvation. This is the statement from the Salento people:
Roberto D’Aversa, former Parma coach
“After the events that occurred at the end of the Lecce – Verona match, US Lecce announces that it has relieved coach Roberto D’Aversa of his duties. Thanks go to the coach and his staff for the work done.”