Liverpool, Newcastle and West Ham on red alert as Lazio look to sell international star

LAZIO are ready to cash in on midfielder Ogenyi Onazi before the January window shuts.

 

Ogenyi Onazi is reportedly up for sale this month

 

That is according to Italian publication Tuttomercatoweb, who claim the Nigeria international has attracted a host of interest this month.

Liverpool, Newcastle and West Ham are reportedly keen on the 23-year-old, while Bundesliga side Werder Bremen are thought to have made a £6million bid for his services.

 

But the Premier League trio are expected to step up their interest in the coming days with a concrete bid as Lazio look to sell the sought-after midfielder.

Onazi's agent Stephen Makinwa revealed last week that his client would be interested in a January move due to lack of first-team football in Rome.

“The situation hasn’t changed much,” Makinwa said. “He’s a valuable player, it’s normal to have a lot of interest. 

 

 

“We’re considering things, there still isn’t a concrete offer. He’s tied to the environment in Rome, but he’s young and wants to play and have space, like all footballers.

“He wants to stay in the Nigeria team, he wants to do well: he’d like to do it with Lazio, but if that’s not possible then it’s better to try with a different team.”