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By Agence France Presse

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2 Oct 2020

10:24 am

Algerian Fares signs for Lazio

Algerian international defender Mohamed Fares has signed for Lazio from SPAL, the Roman club announced on Thursday.

SPAL’s Mohamed Fares, right, and Udinese’s Jens Larsen fight for the ball during the Italian Serie A soccer match between SPAL and Udinese in Ferrara, Italy, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. (Elisabetta Baracchi/ANSA Via AP)

“Lazio have acquired the rights of player Mohamed Fares from SPAL,” the club said in a statement.

The transfer is reported to be worth in the region of eight million euros ($9.3 million).

The 24-year-old French-born player played for five seasons with Hellas Verona before joining SPAL in 2018.

He suffered a  knee injury last year and was sidelined for several months. SPAL were relegated from Serie A last season.

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