Frattesi arrives for Lazio medical after Inter change €15m terms

Davide Frattesi has finally arrived to begin his Lazio medical this evening, ready to complete a loan move from Inter at €5m with option to buy for another €10m and 50 per cent sell-on fee.

The midfielder landed at the airport in Rome and was greeted by local fans and media, where he posed with a Biancocelesti scarf.

He had been expected yesterday, but the transfer had to be reformulated after financial and registration problems emerged.

Frattesi finally lands for Lazio

VERONA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 02: Davide Frattesi of FC Internazionale during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and FC Internazionale at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on November 02, 2025 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

It was originally supposed to be a loan at €1m with obligation to buy for €14m plus 50 per cent of the future sale.

However, as that obligation would’ve weighed too heavily on the Lazio finances without sales first, it was changed to €5m for the loan and only an option to buy.

Inter retaining 50 per cent means his value on the market remains €30m, which had been the asking price for Nottingham Forest, Juventus and other interested parties.

L’attesa è finita. Davide è qui 💙 pic.twitter.com/qQ3u81rE3K— S.S.Lazio (@OfficialSSLazio) August 14, 2026

L’attesa è finita. Davide è qui 💙 pic.twitter.com/qQ3u81rE3K

— S.S.Lazio (@OfficialSSLazio) August 14, 2026

Lazio’s social media channels referenced the delay with their caption: ‘The wait is over. Davide is here.’

It is a return home for Frattesi, who started out in the Lazio youth academy before crossing his home city to rivals Roma in 2014.

MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 05: Davide Frattesi of FC Internazionale reacts during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD4 match between FC Internazionale Milano and FC Kairat Almaty at Stadio San Siro on November 05, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

He flourished at Sassuolo, and was sold to Inter in 2023 for over €30m plus bonus.

The Italy international turns 27 next month and has always confessed to supporting Roma, but that didn’t seem to affect the welcome he received from Lazio fans.