Lazio defender Stefan de Vrij is set to leave the club this summer after not renewing a contract with the club and Chelsea are interested in signing him,according to Sky Sports.
A number of clubs have been interested in the 26-year-old but a deal has yet to be formally agreed with any side.
De Vrij joined Lazio in 2014 and has enjoyed a good spell at the club but it now seems it’s all over for him in Rome.
The club’s sporting director spoke about the situation:
We have withdrawn the proposal we made for a new contract to De Vrij. We are withdrawing for reasons that we will explain later on. It was a choice made after many months of negotiations, but there is also a limit to how things went. He has been an exemplary professional and we thank him for that as well as what he’ll do until the end of the season. He gave a lot to the club, just as we gave a great deal to him, but our paths will divide in June.
Going onto add:
It’s a matter of fairness. This is not the opportune time to give the reasons for this decision, but we had to give a response and we gave it this evening. It is better to look forward, as Lazio are a side who have grown in recent years and will continue to grow, because we certainly do not lack players.
