According to TuttoMercato, Atalanta is close to finalizing the transfer of Mateo Hien to Chelsea, and the club's management has been actively seeking replacements in recent hours. The management is pushing to bring Alessio Romagnoli from Lazio: both sides are maintaining continuous contact, and he is the experienced, commanding center-back that Percassi and Giuntoli hope to bring in to strengthen Maurizio Sarri's defense.

Sarri himself coached at Lazio and appreciates this center-back, so the club is preparing to accelerate negotiations in the next 48 hours to bring Romagnoli to Atalanta. Atalanta secured qualification for the Conference League group stage a few days ago, and now hopes to continue strengthening Sarri's defensive lineup.

Romagnoli is not the only target: Atalanta has also been working to finalize a deal with another center-back, Juan Cabal from Juventus.

This player, who can play both as a center-back and a left-back, was brought to Juventus from Verona by Giuntoli. The accelerated progress with Romagnoli in recent hours may prove decisive, provided that both the club and the player can reach an agreement.

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