Lazio are on the verge of signing Argentinian striker Mauro Zarate from Qatari side Al-Sadd. Their president, Claudio Lotito, has been talking about the move while at the same time trying to urge restraint and common sense:
"We won't announce anything until we have deposited his contract with the authorities," Lotito told Corriere dello Sport. "We are used to announcing a new signing only after the contract has been completed and that hasn't happened yet."
"The terms of the agreement foresee a valuation of the player which will rise to around €25m [£20m] because Zárate will turn out better than Lionel Messi."
So, Lotito evidently does not want to jinx the transfer at this late stage by claiming that it is a done deal when this is not the case. And at the same time, he is asserting that a player who he has yet to actually sign will be better than Lionel Messi! There is a contradiction in there somewhere.
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