Getting the role of being the next Ciro Immobile must be daunting and inspiring in equal measure. The legendary Italian striker is 33 years old and won’t be there to lead Lazio’s forward line for a long time. Replacing the prolific goal-getter is a mission worthy of crossing an ocean to accomplish.Valentin #Castellanos📹 @NYCFC pic.twitter.com/wOHMdiEEAJ— LazioSpace (@LazioSpace) July 14, 2023 New York City FC attacker Valentin Castellanos is on the verge of getting to Rome. The Argentinean forward is on the brink of joining Lazio in a $16.85 million transfer, with another $5.6 million possible in potential bonuses. Corriere dello Sport says Castellanos will sign a five-year contract with a salary of around $2 million annually.##NAJAVA_MECA_7370846##Castellanos was a transfer target for West Ham United some 18 months ago, but the move never materialised. This time around, Taty is set to test himself in a competition other than the MLS. The former Universidad de Chile and Torque player was the 2021 MLS Golden Boot winner and was inducted in the league’s Team of the Season.Last season, he was loaned to Girona, where he scored 14 goals in 37 appearances in La Liga and Copa del Rey. It was a great first season in European football, and it won’t be the last. And although the Argentine did well for two City Football Group-owned clubs, his next adventure will come in a new country and outside the British-based footballing holding company.🔵 La Lazio sigue buscando un suplente de Immobile: han sonado Taty Castellanos, Mikautadze y Amdouni.[@DiMarzio] pic.twitter.com/DbCjfDPM0X— Soy Calcio (@SoyCalcio_) July 14, 2023 Castellanos will undergo his medical examinations at the Paideia clinic in Rome on Monday morning before signing his contract and heading up to join the Lazio squad in Auronzo di Cadore in north Italy, where the sky blues are conducting their pre-season preparations.Beware, Ciro – your replacement is coming!
