Igli Tare: We moved Murkin because we thought Caicedo would leave

Sports Director Igli Tare has indicated why Lazio decided to buy Kosovo representative Vedat Muriqi's attacker.

He's in an interview for “Sky Sports Italy” has said Muriqi is seen as substitute for Ecuadoran assailant Felipe Caicado.

I'm happy with this question, so we can be clear once and for all. At the end of last season, Caicedo had an agreement with me and the president on an offer in Qatar, that's why we signed Muriqi. So, to replace it. Then for some reason this proposal did not materialize and Caicedo stayed in Rome, and we are very happy. He didn't have any conversation with me to go to Fiorentina”, Tare said after the match Lazio won Sunday evening against Naples 2:0, under the Italian championship.

The 26-year-old Mourqi to Lazio was transferred in September this year from Fenerbahce for 18 million and signed contracts by June 2025. In Serie A and the Champions League, she played nine games, while not shooting and assisting at any of the meetings.