Tuttosport but anyway,
our January transfer market player could be Pandev. We could use him for the CL. Inter is also after him but they could stick to Arnautovic and avoid him.
I think you misunderstood that Tuttosport article. It's not about signing Pandev in January, it's about signing the pre-contract in January so he could join us for free in June.
Like we did with Marchionni, Mellberg, Brazzo, Zanetti etc.
6 months before his contract expires, he can sign with another club but can't join that club until his contract expires.
It's a long shot by Tuttosport, though. We don't know how will the situation between Lotito and Pandev develop. If Lazio won't sell Pandev in January, and if he's still suspended from the team, then not only that Lazio will lose him for free but also Pandev will be forced to spend a full year without football.
If Lazio sell him in January then they will get some money and Pandev will also get to play in the second part of the season.
But not many clubs, if any at all, will decide to buy Pandev in January when they can get him for free only 5-6 months later, and also, no club will offer him in January the wages that they'll offer him in June, when he'll be completely free.
Imo Lazio fucked it up. The huge ego of their president will cost them a lot. Lotito didn't want to accept anything less than 18m eur while Pandev didn't want to stay in Lazio. If Lotito lowered his demands to more reasonable 12-13m eur it would've ended well for both parties. Now, instead, both Lazio and Pandev are fucked up. The team will get no money for Pandev, while Pandev won't play football for at least half a year.