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The mercato has now closed and Lazio welcome five new players to the eagle’s nest.

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Giuseppe Biava

The veteran defender has joined us on a two-year deal. He will be 33 in May so this is hardly a signing for the future, and it is hard to see him playing a major role with Radu, Stendardo and Dias all ahead in the pecking order. Nonetheless he adds depth and experience and will probably ensure the days of Siviglia will end with this season. Benvenuto Giuseppe!

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André Dias

The 30-year old Brazilian defender joins on a 3 and a half year deal from South American powerhouse São Paulo. He was a decorated player in his homeland, having won the league three times and in 2008 and 2009 he was awarded the Bola de Ouro, given to the second best player in the national championship. He is not a young player but should add something to our backline and maybe he will break into Dunga’s Brazil squad. Bem-vindo!

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Thomas Hitzlsperger

Probably our most exciting signing. We needed a midfielder of quality and we got one in the man known as The Hammer. The former Aston Villa player and Stuttgart captain has been a regular for Germany for six years and has over 50 caps. His form dropped considerably over the last few months and hopefully this is the fresh change he needs to rediscover himself. At 27 years of age, he still has plenty of football ahead of him. I look forward to seeing him smack goals in with that beast of a left foot. Wilkommen!

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Eyal Golasa

This is a controversial signing, but Lazio have officially registered the 18-year-old starlet, so for all intents and purposes he is a Lazio player. His former club, Maccabi Haifa dispute the validity of this. The deal is further complicated as in July, Golasa is required to enlist with the Israeli Defence Forces. At this stage I’m quietly confident these two issues will resolve themselves in our favour. The player’s technical quality is not in doubt though. At 17, he led Maccabi into the Champions League group stage and should step right into our side.

ברוך הבא

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Gonzalo Barreto

We have already presented the Uruguayan and his contract has now officially been deposited to the Lega, so he can begin playing for Lazio. Interestingly, he has been registered on loan deal, which has not been explained yet. He was said to have signed for 5 years.

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DAJE RAGAZZI.