Lazio closer to Kennedy as Fluminense top scorer open to Rome

Lazio closer to Kennedy as Fluminense top scorer open to Rome Lazio’s search for a new centre-forward has found a willing target, with John Kennedy said to favour a move to Rome over his other options. According to reports from Brazil relayed by LaLazioSiamoNoi , the Fluminense striker has been “seduced” by Lazio’s approach and prefers it to every other offer he has received. The Biancocelesti are in negotiations with the Brazilian club, who are asking for around €12 million after Lazio’s opening offer of €8 million, a gap that remains, but not an unbridgeable one. RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MAY 19: John Kennedy celebrates after scoring the second goal of his team during the Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2026 group C match between Fluminense and Bolivar at Maracana Stadium on May 19, 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Wagner Meier/Getty Images) John Kennedy open to Lazio move but won’t force Fluminense exit The forward, currently Fluminense’s leading scorer, is not willing to push hard for the transfer. Grateful for what the club has done for his career, he wrote himself into their history with the winning goal in the 2023 Copa Libertadores final, Kennedy will leave the negotiation entirely in Fluminense’s hands. Even so, the moment for a European move appears to have arrived, with competition for places in Rio a factor in his thinking and his family reportedly enthused by the prospect of life in Rome. For Lazio, who have been hunting a striker to hand Gennaro Gattuso , the player’s clear preference is a meaningful card, provided the two clubs can meet somewhere in the middle on the fee.