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Inter Milan midfielder Davide Frattesi was supposed to complete his move to Lazio on Friday, but the operation hit an unexpected snag. Inter Milan & Lazio Have an Accord for Davide Frattesi After brief negotiations, the two clubs had finalized their agreement on Thursday, with the 26-year-old given the green light to return to his original club on loan, with an option to buy for €15 million. The deal also included an obligation to buy that would be triggered by a number of appearances and a Top 10 finish in the Serie A table, plus a 50% sell-on fee. Lega Serie A Blocks Frattesi to Lazio While Frattesi was expected in Rome by Friday midday, the most reliable sources in Italian football, including Alfredo Pedulla and Gianluca Di Marzio, revealed that the Lega Serie A has decided to block the deal due to the liquidity index issue. It should be noted that Lazio were restricted to a net-zero transfer campaign after failing to meet the 70% cost ratio. Therefore, they can only make new signings through funds freshly generated through sales. How Can Lazio & Inter Milan Unblock the Deal Italian journalist Damiano Er Faina adds that Inter president Giuseppe Marotta is in constant contact with Lazio officials to try to find a swift solution for this unforeseen issue. Di Marzio believes one option would be to remove the obligation to buy, as the current formula is treated like a permanent transfer for accounting purposes. The alternative is for Lazio to offload some of their own players to fund Frattesi’s arrival, but this would likely require the sale of an important player. UPDATE: Frattesi to Lazio Back on Shortly after posting the original article, the same sources mentioned above all reported that the two clubs have found a solution to unblock the deal. As Di Marzio explains, Inter agreed to remove the obligation to buy, while Lazio accepted to increase the loan fee to €5 million, with the option to buy now set at €10 million. Therefore, the total cost will remain €15 million. As Pedulla puts it, the two clubs have altered the terms, but they remain true to the foundations of their original agreement, with the player now expected to board the next flight to the Itaian capital. For his part, Er Faina took the opportunity to aim a dig at the Lazio hierarchy. ‘Re-welcome’ Davide. I apologize to you for this mishap but Lazio is managed worse than a neighborhood restaurant, where those who handle the contracts don’t even know how to check basic things.