---
title: "Lazio preparing offer for Zappacosta"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2018/12/06/lazio-preparing-offer-for-zappacosta/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Sam Brown"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2018-12-06T15:43:26Z"
modified: "2018-12-06T15:43:26Z"
---

# Lazio preparing offer for Zappacosta

[Calcio Mercato claim](https://www.calciomercato.com/news/lazio-la-strategia-per-zappacosta-85916) Lazio are preparing to make a loan offer for Chelsea defender Davide Zappacosta.

The full-back has found first-team football hard to come by under Maurizio Sarri, having made just two Premier League appearances so far this season – both from the substitutes bench.

Despite being an important part of the Blues’ Europa League campaign, the 26-year-old may be shipped out by Sarri in order to give a chance to a younger full-back, who may be recalled from a loan spell of his own to fill the gap.

![Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1055773022.jpg)

Zappacosta arrived at Chelsea prior to the 2017-18 season, signing a contract that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2021.

Arriving from Torino, the West Londoners coughed up €28 million in a base fee for the Sora-native, excluding various bonuses.

The Italian national could make the move back to his home nation after a short stint in England, although it seems unlikely he’d leave on a permanent basis.