The agent of Manchester United linked midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic will be in Italy next week to finalise an agreement over a new contract with Lazio.
The 23-year-old Serbian midfielder was on the wish list of some of the biggest clubs in Europe during the recently concluded summer transfer window.
However, Lazio’s steep asking price, believed to be in the region of €120m to €150m, played a key role in scaring off any of his potential suitors before the start of the new season.
Manchester United backed out their initial enquiry and Real Madrid also did not make any concrete moves to sign him despite their interest in taking the midfielder to Spain.
Milinkovic-Savic is closing in on a new contract with Lazio and according to Italian daily Il Messaggero, his agent will be in Italy next week to finalise the details of the agreement.
The Serbian will soon pen a new five-year deal worth €3m per season and while it will reportedly contain a clause to set a minimum asking price for the midfielder, the new deal will not have a definitive release clause.
An announcement of a new contract for the 23-year-old is expected to be made before the Rome derby at the end of the month.
