Ex Inter Milan Star Could Make Shock Serie A Return After PSG Debacle
Former Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar could make a surprise return to Serie A after an unsuccessful stint at PSG, with Lazio keen.
This according to today's print edition of Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, via FCInterNews. They note that the Slovakian is on the Biancocelesti's radar if Alessio Romagnoli or Mario Gila leave this summer.
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Defender Milan Skriniar is certainly a player who has left his mark in Serie A.
The Slovakian spent six years at Inter Milan, having joined in 2017 following an impressive debut campaign with Sampdoria.
Skriniar won the Serie A title with Inter. However, his time at the San Siro ended on a sour note.
Skriniar made the move to Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2023.
The Slovakian declined Inter's contract extension offer and made the switch on a free transfer. This followed the previous summer, in which PSG and Inter had negotiate on a big money sale.
Milan Skriniar Could Make Surprise Serie A Return From PSG – Lazio Keen
Inter Milan's Slovakian defender Milan Skriniar addresses a press conference in Plzen on September 12, 2022, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League Group C second leg football match between FC Viktoria Plzen and Inter Milan. (Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP) (Photo by MICHAL CIZEK/AFP via Getty Images)
It would be fair to say that Skriniar's time in the French capital has not gone according to plan, however.
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The Slovakian arrived in the same summer as coach Luis Enrique. And he never managed to win favour with the Spanish coach.
Nagging injury troubles and a tactical misfits were among the reasons for Milan Skriniar never establishing himself as a first-choice starter at PSG.
Therefore, the 30-year-old made the move to Fenerbahce on loan in January.
However, that loan deal ends at the end of this season. And he will be back at PSG, who will then have to sort out his future.
According to the Corriere, a return to Serie A would be a distinct possibility.
The newspaper report that Lazio are gearing up for a defensive reshuffle this summer.
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The Corriere anticipate that former AC Milan captain Alessio Romagnoli and Inter target Mario Gila are among the possible exits from the Stadio Olimpico.
Meanwhile, the futures of Samuel Gigot and Patric are also up in the air.
Therefore, Lazio are monitoring several defensive targets.
The Serie A-proven Skriniar is among these, reports the Gazzetta.
Also on the Biancocelesti's radar are Leicester City's Wout Faes, Velez Sarsfield's Valentin Gomez, Lugano's Albian Hajdari, and Valencia's Cristhian Mosquera.
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