Report: Liverpool could make new attempt this summer to sign £34m Serie A 'destroyer'

03/28/2025 08:30 AM

Liverpool are heading into the summer transfer window with plenty of goals in mind in what to achieve in the market.

The Reds will be crowned Premier League champions in the coming weeks with Liverpool 12 points ahead of Arsenal and having just nine league games left to play, with a collapse from here simply too farfetched to even comprehend.

Despite Arne Slot’s easy run to the Premier League title, many Liverpool fans will agree that signings are needed in the summer, with Trent Alexander-Arnold already close to joining Real Madrid at the end of this season.

And one player Liverpool were eyeing in the summer has now seemingly reappeared on the Reds’ radar heading into the summer.

Liverpool could reignite their interest in Lazio’s Nicolo Rovella

According to the print edition of Gazzetta dello Sport via Lazio Press, Liverpool could renew their interest in Lazio midfielder Nicolo Rovella, who the Merseyside giants were eyeing in the January transfer window alongside Manchester City.

As per the report, Lazio are open to selling Rovella for offers around €40m (£34m), with the Italian international one of the Serie A side’s most important players having started all but five league games this season for the Roman side.

Rovella has been noted by Breaking The Lines as a ‘destroyer’ of a midfielder, with 23-year-old midfielder forming quite a partnership this season at Lazio with former Arsenal youngster Matteo Guendouzi.

And with Liverpool looking to sign a central midfielder this summer, Rovella could be a great option for the Reds, who look set to miss out on Martin Zubimendi to Arsenal, having been rejected by the Real Sociedad star last year.

Nicolo Rovella could be the dream rotation midfield for Liverpool

One criticism from Slot’s first season in charge at Liverpool has been how little the Dutch manager has opted to rotate his squad, with Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch the default midfield duo if both are match fit and ready to play.

And heading into season two at Liverpool, Slot needs to be more trustworthy of his other players away from the starting XI, something Rovella could offer if signed from Lazio, with the midfielder having the skillset to be a real hit at Anfield.

A full Italian international and a midfield talent who started off as a regista before evolving into an all-action combatant, Rovella’s versatility makes the youngster a dream signing for Slot, and a player who could be well-suited to life at Anfield.