According to Tuttomercatoweb, Lazio have identified Julian Brandt as a potential replacement for Arsenal target Joaquin Correa.
Lazio are pushing ahead with a move to sign Eintracht Frankfurt wide man Filip Kostic, but he won’t be the only addition for new boss Maurizio Sarri.
The Italian side still want more quality though, and will focus on signing Brandt, who is described as Lazio’s ‘dream’ signing.
Impact on Correa amid Arsenal interest interest
It’s stated that the next attacking signing will ‘clearly’ be linked to the future of Correa, who is wanted by Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.
Lazio allegedly want €40million (£34million) for Correa, and they would need to bring in that kind of cash to then reinvest on Brandt.
Correa hit 11 goals and six assists in all competitions last season, playing mostly as a number 10 – which is exactly where Arsenal and Tottenham need to strengthen.
Don’t Arsenal also want Brandt?
According to Bild, Dortmund are willing to sell Brandt for just £17.5million despite Michael Zorc branding him ‘fantastic’.
Arsenal were named as being interested then, seemingly viewing him as a cheaper alternative to Martin Odegaard following his loan move from Real Madrid.
Arsenal targeting Brandt and Correa will have an impact on Lazio, and with the German seemingly coming much cheaper, he could be in demand.
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