The available information indicates concrete interest, attempts and negotiations by Lazio, but no deal closed.
🔎 Real state of the negotiation (with sources)
What we know from Italian media
Corriere dello Sport reports that Lazio had made an offer for Alajbegović, rejected by Salisburgo, and that the Biancoceleste club could return to the attack in the summer.
Lazionews.eu confirms that Lazio have not given up on the player, but that the offer will have to be higher than the roughly 15 million proposed in January.
What Transfermarkt says
The player is currently at Red Bull Salisburgo, with a contract until 2029 and no transfer recorded to Lazio.
Conclusion on the state of the negotiation
Interest: confirmed.
Offer: made, but rejected.
Negotiation: open, but not closed.
Purchase: NOT completed.
There are no official statements from either Lazio or Salisburgo, and no reliable insider has spoken of a done deal.
🧠 Why the negotiation is complex
Salisburgo considers him one of the best 2007-born players in Europe.
He has a long contract (2029), so the club is in no hurry to sell.
Lazio would have to invest at least 18–20 million, a non-trivial sum for an 18-year-old.
The player is already in the Bosnia and Herzegovina senior national team setup, so his value is destined to grow.
📈 Technical evaluation and potential in Serie A
Strengths
Ambidextrous, rare for a winger.
1.86 m, the physique of a modern wide player.
Great ball carrying, progression and technique.
Creativity between the lines, can also play as an attacking midfielder.
Red Bull mentality, therefore intensity and pressing.
Current limitations
Still needs to complete muscular development.
Has no experience in tactical leagues like Serie A.
Is a player who lives off freedom: needs to be channelled without limiting him.
Potential level
High scenario: starter for a Serie A big club, with potential to be a top European player (profile à la Szoboszlai).
Medium scenario: starter in a Europa League team, with important numbers.
Low scenario: good rotation player, but without a definitive explosion.
Fit with Lazio
Would be the best offensive prospect signed by Lazio in the last 10 years.
Perfect as vice-Zaccagni today and as a starter tomorrow.
Would bring quality in 1vs1, unpredictability and ambidexterity, all things the squad lacks.
🦅 How realistic is it that he arrives at Lazio?
Currently: 30–35%.
Because:
Lazio really want him.
The player appreciates Serie A.
However, Salisburgo asks a lot and has no need to sell.
The negotiation can reopen in the summer, especially if Lazio raise funds through a sale (Isaksen, Noslin or others).
However, we must remember that:
Lazio will truly have to operate on a net-zero basis next summer, and this completely changes the transfer strategy. The concept is often cited in the newspapers, but it is worth clarifying it well and understanding what it entails for a team like Lazio.
🧭 Impact on the possible arrival of Alajbegović
Here the discussion links perfectly.
Alajbegović is a talent worth 15–20 million, and Salisburgo do not give discounts.
With the net-zero constraint:
Lazio cannot buy him without a significant sale;
the operation would become possible only after generating at least 15 million in capital gains;
the club could try creative formulas (loan with obligation, deferred payment), but Salisburgo usually do not accept.
Therefore: the interest is real, but the purchase depends entirely on outgoings.
