Chain-smoking Maurizio Sarri is said to be very close to smoking the Stadio Olimpico again.

Lazio, who this year celebrated their 125th anniversary by being sent out of the Europa League in the quarter-finals by Bodø/Glimt and collecting too few points in Serie A to qualify for next year’s tournament.

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Sky Sport Italia reports Lazio offered the former manager a contract proposal until 2027, with an annual salary of 2,8 million euros.

Sarri, who resigned in March last year after three seasons at the club, has since been without a coaching job. He is now said to be the top candidate that Lazio are considering after failing to qualify for the European Cup and plans to dismiss Marco Baroni. – Lazio finished 7th in Serie A.

66-year-old Maurizio Sarri, who has managed clubs such as Juventus (with whom he won Serie A), Napoli and Chelsea (with whom he won the Europa League) is currently negotiating a contract, a conclusion is expected quickly.

Calciomercato writes that should there be a “pole out” with Sarri, Sérgio Conceição and Miroslav Klose are among the other coaches Lazio are also considering.

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