Matteo Guendouzi’s Lazio transfer has been confirmed as an initial loan move, delaying most of the payment Arsenal will receive from their sell-on clause.

• Matteo Guendouzi’s move to Lazio is initially a loan, affecting the timing of Arsenal’s proceeds from a sell-on clause.
• Arsenal could gain between £1.68m and £2.32m depending on add-ons, but will have to wait for the loan to turn permanent for the majority of the funds.
• Marseille’s President, Pablo Longoria, viewed Guendouzi as surplus to requirements, leading to the Serie A move.

With Matteo Guendouzi joining Lazio from Olympique de Marseille, Arsenal looked to be in line to profit from their sell-on clause in the French international’s deal.

But the Gunners will have to wait a little while to receive that money with the move only being a loan, initially.

Lazio and Marseille reached an agreement on a loan with a €1m fee, plus a €12m obligation to buy, and €5m in add-ons.

According to the Mirror, Arsenal’s sell-on clause is set at 15%. But, for the time being, they’ll only receive 15% of the loan fee, a profit of just €150,000.

In total, Arsenal will receive a maximum of €2.7m (£2.32m) for the transfer, and a minimum of €1.95m (£1.68m), depending on whether the add-on conditions are met.

However, the majority of that money will only come in once Guendouzi’s loan is made permanent, so Arsenal will need to wait another year to receive it.

Guendouzi had a difficult end to the 2022/23 campaign, and Marseille commissioned agents to find him a new club.

Marseille president Pablo Longoria viewed the midfielder as a saleable asset, and surplus to requirements in their current squad.

There were links to the Premier League, but after those faded, a transfer to Serie A became the most likely outcome.