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LAZIO have confirmed Maurizio Sarri will be their new manager with a hilarious cigarette tweet.The 62-year-old will take charge of the Serie A giants and they poked fun at the ex-Chelsea boss’ chain smoking habit on Twitter.
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Lazio have confirmed ex-Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri will be their manager next seasonCredit: AFP
The Rome based side were said to be in advanced talks with the Italian last week.
And they have all-but confirmed he will take the reins.
Lazio simply tweeted the cigarette emoji.
And then they added: “Anyone got a light?”
Sarri has reportedly been offered a two-year deal worth around £2.5million-a-season.
The ex-Napoli manager has been jobless since Juventus sacked him last August following 14 months in charge.
Juve’s Champions League last-16 exit to Lyon proved costly for the wily old Italian.
Lazio were reportedly unwilling to increase their basic salary offer to Sarri.

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Chi ha da accendere? 🚬— S.S.Lazio (@OfficialSSLazio) June 9, 2021

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But there are potential add-ons – depending on qualification for Europe and winning Serie A.
Lazio – who will compete in the Europa League alongside West Ham and Leicester next season – were said to be monitoring other options, including meeting with former Porto coach Vitor Pereira.
Reports in Italy also say Sarri was interesting Tottenham and Turkish clubs but preferred to stay in his home country.
Earlier this week it emerged Sarri is planning to raid his old side Chelsea and wants to bring Marcos Alonso and Ruben Loftus-Cheek to Lazio.
Both players were regulars during the Italian’s single season at Stamford Bridge but have not been guaranteed a starting spot since.
A bad heel injury ended Loftus-Cheek’s 2018-19 campaign before the Europa League final win over Arsenal, after a career-high 40 appearances during the season.
Alonso played 39 times but was subsequently outcast by Frank Lampard, only to be brought back in having suited Thomas Tuchel’s 3-4-2-1 system.
According to Calciomercato, the full-back position is the first priority for Sarri at Lazio.
The coach is said to see Alonso, 30, as a top target but the financial aspects of the deal have not yet been revealed.
A bid for Loftus-Cheek would initially be on a loan basis, as reported by Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio.
But, like Fikayo Tomori’s switch to AC Milan, Lazio reportedly want to agree an option to buy the midfielder permanently at the end of next season.
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INTER MILAN have offered Ashley Young a new one-year contract.And the move has put his potential emotional switch back to Watford on the rocks.
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Inter Milan have offered Ashley Young a new one-year contractCredit: Rex
But the former Watford wideman is said to be in two minds about whether to stay in Italy or return to the HornetsCredit: PA:Press Association
The former England international recently helped the Italian giants lift their first scudetto since 2010 under outgoing manager Antonio Conte.
And he has been rewarded with an offer of another year which would see his new deal expire next summer, according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano.
But the 37-year-old is in two minds about whether to choose Watford or Inter, according to Sky Italia journalist Gianluca di Marzio.
The ex-Manchester United wideman has been in talks with the Hertfordhsire side over a one-year contract.
Young came through the youth set-up at Watford before making his first team debut in 2003.
He went on to play 110 times for the Hornets and was a part of Aidy Boothroyd’s 2005-06 Championship side which gained promotion to the Premier League.
Watford were relegated in their first campaign back in the top flight under Boothroyd, a demotion that led to Young’s departure.
He joined Aston Villa for five seasons and then moved on to Manchester United where he would remain for nine years.

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Young has only spent two years at Inter.
Watford secured their Premier League return at the first time of asking after clinching automatic promotion from the Championship.
Xisco Muñoz’s side finished the campaign in second place, six points behind champions Norwich.
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