The summer market has been shut for over week. But no-one told those chasing Lucas Biglia - nor Claudio Lotito.
It all kicked off when his hometown newspaper reported that Biglia had agreed a new deal with the Lazio president to 2020. Apparently it would see his salary sky rocket and put an end to rumours of a move to Real Madrid or Manchester United.
However, in a sure sign of how delicate the situation is, Biglia actually put in a personal call to a local journalist to have the story amended.
“I have not signed any renewal with Lazio," the midfielder declared while away with Tata Martino's Argentina.
Biglia's defiance followed confirmation from an agent of a Real Madrid offer last month. The Spanish giants tabled their bid just as enquiries arrived from Manchester United, with Lotito informing Ed Woodward, United's executive vice-chairman, that "€25 million won't be enough, you'll have to go to €50 million" for him to part with the 29 year-old.
United didn't go beyond an informal enquiry, but Real did slap in a bid - which fell well short of Lotito's valuation.
"A week ago I took an offer to Lazio of €22 million from Real Madrid," confirmed agent Alessio Scalera, who acts as an intermediary for Lazio.
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