Thursday, 30th January, 2014
Lazio could be gazumped by Chelsea after trying to drive down the price of young Croatian midfielder Mario Pasalic.
The Serie A side have been holding talks with the 18-year-old's club Hadjuk Split, but according to Sportitalia, lowered a prior €2.5m bid to €2m.
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This annoyed Hadjuk Split, who have now sent representatives to London to hold talks with Chelsea over Pasalic.
The Blues are known to have been keeping tabs on the 18-year-old and may be prepared to pay Hadjuk Split more for the promising midfielder than Lazio, leaving the Italian outfit out in the cold.
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Pasalic is a product of the Croatian club's youth system and has been marked out as a promising talent.
The midfielder has represented Croatia at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-19 level thus far.
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