Last summer, one Manchester United player was denied the chance to swap the Premier League for Serie A. Fred, shortly before his eventual £13 million switch to Fenerbahce, found himself on the radar of Italian giants Lazio. But while Claudio Lotito was a big admirer of the battling Brazilian, that admiration was not shared by the man occupying the Stadio Olimpico dugout at the time. “I was prepared to open talks with Man United and bid for Fred,” Lazio president Claudio Lotito told Il Messaggero. “But Maurizio Sarri told me no. He doesn’t want Fred.” 12 months on, Marco Baroni is the man in th…