Overview
- Lazio have signed Danilho Doekhi on a multi-year contract after he left Union Berlin, with the 28-year-old completing medicals in Rome and agreeing terms through June 2029.
- Doekhi arrives with a strong durability record and set-piece threat, having made roughly 137 appearances for Union Berlin and scored about 16 goals while playing every Bundesliga minute across recent seasons.
- The move answers an urgent need in Lazio’s defence following the departures of Alessio Romagnoli and Mario Gila and gives coach Gattuso an established option to start or rotate alongside existing centre-backs.
- Lazio continue to pursue Dinamo Zagreb centre-back Sergi Dominguez, but talks face a valuation gap after sporting director Angelo Maria Fabiani travelled to Croatia to negotiate and the clubs have yet to agree terms.
- The zero-transfer fee reduces financial risk for Lazio and preserves limited transfer funds, though Doekhi had drawn interest from several European and Saudi clubs earlier in the window and Lazio may still sign a second defender.