The agent of Keita Balde Diao has hit out at Lazio.

Keita is keen to join Juventus this summer, with Aquile President Claudio Lotito stating today that he had rejected all other offers.

“In these two days we've read everything," Roberto Calenda posted on his Twitter account.

“I can categorically deny that Keita pulled out or had muscular problems [as, in fact, he clarified himself after finding out about his exclusion].

“In fact he's always trained with commitment, preparing for the game as usual [and we all know about his preparation, given he played in scraps of games lasts eason and scored 16 goals].

“The truth is in front of everyone, the club didn't offer Keita an adequate contract renewal and didn't call him up for the first important game of the season.

“I'm not saying he didn't play, he wasn't even called.

“Clearly the club does not intend to invest in the player. The rest is just chatter which is only designed to mask this reality."