The first business of 2026 in Serie A » Lazio will take 30 million euros from West Ham for Castellanos!
Article by Daniel Scorpie – Published Friday, 02 January 2026, 11:59 / Updated Friday, 02 January 2026 12:04
Taty Castellanos (27), Lazio's striker, will play in the Premier League in 2026. The Italian press announces the total agreement concluded between the Capitoline club and West Ham. The Londoners are to pay 30 million euros for the transfer of the Argentine international, with 98 games and 22 goals in the Biancocelesto shirt.
The first deal in Serie A in the New Year is done on the very first day of mercato! With the opening of the January transfer window, Lazio have struck first by selling their top scorer to the Premier League.
Lazio sold him to West Ham for double the amount paid in 2023 to Girona. But he will have to pay the Spaniards 15% of the money
La Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere dello Sport published the news of the deal with West Ham United. The team in 18th place (penultimate) in the Premier League with 14 points at the end of the tour secured the services of Taty Castellanos. The purchase amount is 30 million euros.
Lazio will collect 25.5 million, however, because Girona kept 15% of the money from the resale of the Argentine striker, whom the Spaniards sold for 15 million euros in July 2023.
Jacobo Ramon (left, in a duel with Taty Castellanos) was an integral player in Como in the match against Lazio (2-0)
President Claudio Lotito thus makes a profit of over 10 million and once he gets the mercato unlock, he could bring coach Maurizio Sarri the reinforcements he's been waiting for in the summer.
Castellanos will fly to London today to sign a contract with West Ham. His salary is estimated at around 3 million euros (at Lazio he had 2 million). The transfer is final, but without bonuses.
“West Ham needed to replace Fullkrug (who left for AC Milan) as quickly as possible and decided to do so with Lazio's Argentinian striker.
Castellanos turned down offers from Flamengo and River Plate!
The first offer of 25 million euros was rejected, and on Thursday the right one arrived, 30 million euros, and thus the transaction was quickly concluded. Castellanos immediately agreed to the transfer.
Claudio Lotito is Lazio's boss since 2004 / Photo: Imago Images
He did not want to return to South America (Flamengo and River Plate had contacted him). He preferred to stay in Europe and, if he had a choice, more precisely in the Premier League.
His time at Lazio ends after two and a half years, with 98 appearances and 22 goals. He had to live under the shadow of Immobile, a situation that greatly disadvantaged him, and he never had a close relationship with Sarri. That's why he doesn't regret leaving,” writes Gazzetta dello Sporrt.
