Lazio New Signing Diogo Leite Unveiled, Fabiani: Club Worth Around €400 Million

Lazio new signing Diogo Leite completed his unveiling, with sporting director Fabiani stating that the team is worth around €400 million.

Diogo Leite was unveiled by Lazio today. Sporting director Angelo Fabiani also used the occasion to introduce the team's situation after the transfer window closed. Diogo Leite said: "I am ready for the competition here, and the coach will make the choices going forward. I have to be ready at all times. I feel good and believe I will adapt quickly. I do not like talking about myself, but I can guarantee that I will give everything for this shirt and help the team achieve its goals."

Speaking about why he was still a free agent until September, he explained: "I understand people's curiosity, but I do not want to talk about the past. I care about Lazio's present and future. I have always been patient, and in the end I waited for Lazio. Now I want to repay this club through my efforts on the pitch."

Lazio sporting director Fabiani said: "Will signing Diogo Leite affect the broad labor cost index? Yes, every signing affects this index. However, I want to reassure everyone that, as we have always done, we are able to complete signings. We have always been increasing the value of Lazio's player assets. If I say today that Lazio's value is around €400 million, it is not empty talk. Official data will be released later, but according to my analysis, we have done an excellent job. We are not buying just for the sake of buying. Being able to sign free agents and players who are outside the technical evaluations of other clubs involves both ability and smart operations, which makes us happy."

"We have increased the value of the team's assets and can continue operating in the transfer market through player sales, signing players with similar quality, just like Castellanos and Guendouzi in January, as well as Mario Gila, whose contract expired this summer. I can say that the team has been strengthened. Of course, the pitch is the final judge, but it is not time to draw conclusions yet, because winning two matches can mean a lot or perhaps mean nothing. We cannot be distracted by praise. Football is cruel, and we must continue working along this path, hoping to achieve the minimum goal of taking Lazio back to European competition."

Lazio president Claudio Lotito discussed the start of the season, the team's strong form, and the continuous protests in an interview with La Verità. He said: "For me, facts speak for themselves. People outside Rome like me."

Lotito described the situation surrounding him as "completely illogical" and denied that Lazio fans have been unable to have higher expectations under his leadership: "We are currently top of the standings, isn't that enough? Just buying players is not enough. You also need a team full of determination and fighting spirit, you need to build a youth academy, and you want to build a stadium. Isn't all of this enough?" In Lotito's view, the protests now have only one central demand: "Their only slogan is: Lotito must leave."

Lotito also denied that opponents had contacted him or changed their positions, emphasizing that he would only act in the club's interests. Political interpretations and tensions within the center-right have also been linked to the issue, but Lotito described them as "conspiracy theories created by others." In his view, there is a clear difference between Rome and other parts of Italy: "If a person leaves Rome, the situation is different." When asked whether he would dream of winning the Serie A title while leading the league, he did not say much: "Thank you, thank you, goodbye."