Mario Gila joins Milan in €30m agreement with Lazio

Originally posted on Football Italia | By Susy Campanale | Last updated Jul 10, 2026 1:22 PM ET

Mario Gila has officially completed his transfer to Milan, leaving Lazio for €25m plus €5m add-ons, though 50 per cent of that goes to his former club Real Madrid.

ROME, ITALY – MARCH 15: Mario Gila SS Lazio celebrates a victory after the Serie A match between SS Lazio and AC Milan at Stadio Olimpico on March 15, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images)

The defender is a product of the Real Madrid youth academy and was sold to Lazio for just €6m in the summer of 2022.

As part of that arrangement, the Merengues retained a 50 per cent cut of the future sale fee, which is now coming back to them.

New Serie A adventure for Gila

ROME, ITALY – MAY 12: Mario Gila during SS Lazio’s training session before the SS Lazio and FC Internazionale match in the Coppa Italia final at the Formello Sport Centre on May 12, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images)

Gila turns 26 next month and had also been in talks with Napoli, Juventus and Atalanta, but preferred the project put forward to him by the Rossoneri and their new coach Ruben Amorim.

Multiple sources report the cost of the operation was €25m plus €5m in add-ons, while the player has put pen to paper on a five-year contract.

His salary at San Siro is believed to be worth €5m per season net and he will wear the Number 34 jersey.

Gila’s contract with Lazio was running down at the end of this season, so a departure was inevitable after 120 competitive appearances for the club.

The centre-back flew in last night and underwent all his medical tests in Milan today.

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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