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Yanis Begraoui to Lazio

Quiet since 1 September 2026. Last report: Gianluca Di Marzio. Probability when it went quiet: 14%.

Earlier read, written at an earlier stage of this story: Lazio are working on a deal for Yanis Begraoui, the 25-year-old Moroccan forward at Estoril, with Di Marzio reporting contacts under way between the club and player's camp. The shape of the move has settled into a loan with an obligation or option to buy, a structure that has held steady across the last fortnight of reporting even as the numbers around it have shifted. Estoril originally wanted €12m outright; the current framework being discussed is a paid loan of €4m with a purchase option of €9m, a much cheaper route in for Lazio if it goes through. The story has decent legs. Santi Aouna broke it and has repeated the €4m-plus-€9m structure twice in the same week, which suggests his sourcing is holding rather than guessing. Matteo Moretto has corroborated the loan-with-buy-option shape independently, and Di Marzio, one of the most reliable names in Italian football reporting, has since confirmed contacts are active. That is three credible voices converging on the same broad picture. Even so, this sits as a long shot for now. The gap between Estoril's original €12m valuation and the cut-price loan mechanics being floated is significant, and rumour status means nothing is signed off yet. For this to complete, Estoril need to accept a much lower up-front number than they first demanded, banking on the option fee later. Lazio have shopped in this bracket before: they paid Juventus €4m in 2025 and Hatayspor €3m the same year, so a cut-price move like this fits their usual pattern of business. Watch for confirmation that E

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