{
  "id": 450949,
  "title": "Gattuso Reveals Why Duo Snubbed Lazio, Discusses Gimenez & Ratkov’s Future",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/gattuso-reveals-why-duo-snubbed-lazio-discusses-gimenez-ratkovs-future",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T08:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/gattuso-reveals-why-duo-snubbed-083000647.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lazio manager Gennaro Gattuso revealed why two key targets, Franjo Ivanovic and Noah Markmann, declined his club's invitation to join. Lazio remains still searching for several positions, having only reinforced their squad with Alfonso Pedraza and Danilho Doekhi on free transfers. Manager Gattuso emphasized the importance of signing players who fit their system and are genuinely interested in joining Lazio. In the case of Santiago Gimenez, the AC Milan striker remains Gattuso's primary target, but only if he is eager to don the Biancocelesti colors. Meanwhile, Petar Ratkov, the young Serbian centre-forward, could be leaving Lazio due to his low morale, despite the coach's recognition of his improvement in pre-season and hard work.",
  "summary": "Lazio manager Gennaro Gattuso made some candid admissions regarding Franjo Ivanovic and Noah Markmann, who refused to join his project.Lazio Struggling on the MarketWith only three weeks left before t...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}