Lazio president Claudio Lotito has revealed he has knocked back a €70m offer for midfield talent Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, who has been linked with Liverpool, Juventus and Inter this summer.
Lotito is determined to keep young talents at Lazio and is convinced that Milinkovic-Savic is set for big things; the midfielder's agent, former striker Mateja Kezman, has confirmed Lotito does not want to sell despite much interest in his client.
Liverpool are claimed to have had a €42m bid for the Serbian rejected earlier this summer, while Inter and Juventus were mooted to have offered €70m.
And Lotito has confirmed he did receive a proposal set at the €70m mark for the 22-year-old, but rejected it as he has no intention of selling Milinkovic-Savic.
Addressing claims that he just wants to bring cash into the club, Lotito told Italian daily Corriere della Sera: "It is not true – [Lucas] Biglia, for example, asked to leave. But we planned and we already had Lucas Leiva to replace him.
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"Just like [Felipe] Caicedo: We planned in advance, so if we were to lose anyone else, we would not have any problems.
"As for making cash – for Milinkovic I turned down €70m."
Lazio signed the young midfielder from Belgian side Gent in 2015 and he has grown into a key man for the Serie A giants.
He is the older brother of former Manchester United goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, who joined Italian side Torino earlier this summer.
