Fiore's Lazio pledge

The talented midfielder has been linked with the likes of Internazionale and Juventus in recent weeks, due in part to Lazio's dire financial plight, but he says he hopes the club sort out their problems in order for him to extend his stay in Rome.

"I know a few clubs have looked at me," said Fiore. "But I don't know about the market activity.

"For the moment I see my future exactly as the present.

"Lazio are a heritage of Italian football and they are a team for which I have a huge affection.

"If there is a serious plan which has clarity, I'm ready to stay."

If the club are forced to sell their top stars, Fiore has hinted he would not like to stay in an uncompetitive Lazio team.

"I know our situation is difficult," he told Corriere dello Sport. "There are players that will be free agents, others whose contracts are close to expiry and for the moment everything is up in the air.

"If it transpires that the team risks being broken up, we will have to talk again.

"I want an ambitious plan, I don't like the idea that Lazio will be shattered.

"From my side, there is the will to stay."