Angelo Fabiani, Lazio’s sporting director, addressed the media at the club’s Formello training centre on 2025-02-05 and spoke about Matteo Guendouzi’s exit. He criticised the player’s behaviour and said the move happened because the player chose to leave and the club did not block him.
The press remarks included references to disciplinary concerns, according to the public comments made at the conference. The club also faces the public fact that Guendouzi has since scored for his new team; a caption accompanying coverage notes his first goal for Fenerbahce.
Those comments focus attention on trust inside the squad and the club’s recruitment.
Trust and the midfield question
Lazio now must address two linked issues: maintaining standards of conduct within the group, and whether the midfield role vacated by Guendouzi has been filled.
The sporting director stated the player left by his own decision, which places responsibility for the change squarely with the departing player and the club’s response to it.
It is a reported possibility that relations inside the club were affected before the transfer; the exact degree and timeline of any breakdown in relations have not been confirmed. It is also not confirmed whether the squad already contains an adequate long-term replacement for the role Guendouzi occupied.
The public nature of the rebuke makes trust a headline issue for the club’s management. Lazio’s next selections and handling of discipline will be watched as they settle into the remainder of the season without him.
