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Lazio fail to deny Keita to AC Milan talk but insist forward was offered contract extension

The 22-year-old's agent said he was not offered a contract renewal by the Biancocelesti, something sporting director Igli Tare staunchly denies

Lazio have denied that Balde Keita was not offered a contract extension, but did not address his agent's claim that a transfer to AC Milan has been agreed.

Keita's representative Roberto Calenda said on Thursday that he had been informed a deal had been reached with the Rossoneri, adding there was never "a concrete offer of a renewal".

Lazio sporting director Igli Tare insists that is not the case, stating the 22-year-old was offered an extension that would have put him among the club's best-paid players.