Lazio President, Claudio Lotito, has admitted that the club failed to sign Mason Greenwood on loan from Manchester United last year.
But according to Lotito, the Serie A side would be signing a striker “10 times better than Mason Greenwood”.
The transfer fell through in the summer of 2023, as the paperwork was not completed in time.
Greenwood ended up joining Getafe on loan and was named as the LaLiga club’s Player of the Season.
United have decided to sell Greenwood this summer and have placed a £40 million price tag on him.
Lazio have offered a deal worth £16.9million plus a 50% sell-on clause, but that has been rejected by United.
“Last year we were 20 minutes late due to a mismatch between the markets in Italy and England and so he fell through.
“I had signed Greenwood last year but you didn’t even know who he was.
“He fell through due to a mismatch of an hour between the two markets and the facts proved me right because he then did well.
“But it’s not just Greenwood, there are also other players that you don’t even know. If I told you a name, which I won’t tell you because I want to keep you curious, that is worth 10 times more than Greenwood,” Lotito said
