Tremendous Eagles’ midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, has opened up about his private objectives at Lazio, revealing a drive and willpower that might set the tone for a memorable season in Serie A.
Dele-Bashiru joined the Italian facet from Turkish membership Hatayspor at the beginning of the season on a mortgage cope with an choice to purchase, with the switch charge anticipated to achieve €7 million and the potential for a contract extension till 2028.
His standout 2023/24 season noticed him register eight objectives and 5 assists in 36 appearances, enjoying a key function in Hatayspor’s Fifteenth-place end within the league.
His spectacular performances attracted the eye of Lazio, who made him a precedence goal all through the summer season earlier than efficiently securing his signature.
Drawing from his robust performances final season, Dele-Bashiru goals to translate that kind into constant contributions for his new group, with private objectives in thoughts, as he seems to be to show himself in certainly one of Europe’s prime leagues.
Dele-Bashiru centered on private progress and Lazio success in ongoing season
In a latest interview with Lazio TV, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru mirrored on his improvement beneath Lazio’s supervisor, Marco Baroni.
“They [Baroni and the Lazio coaching staff] assist me loads, and what he [Baroni] needs me to do extra is once I obtain the ball, to go ahead extra, my physique positions, issues like that,” the 23-year-old mentioned.
“So, I’m attempting to implement that into my sport,” he continued. As he continues to settle in, Dele-Bashiru additionally set his private objectives for the season, stating, “I want to possibly, if I am unable to equal the quantity of objectives I bought final season, possibly yet another so possibly 10 objectives this season hopefully. And in addition for the group, I might say to qualify for Champions League. Successful is crucial factor, and successful is what makes me essentially the most pleased on the pitch.”

The Manchester Metropolis academy graduate has made an impression at Lazio, contributing six objectives to date this season—scoring 4 and offering two assists in 14 appearances.