Nesta, who is currently on international duty with Italy, seized the first available opportunity to play down the rumours apparently generated by the Spanish media.
"Why do you keep asking me about this?," said Nesta."You know that my answer will be the same, so you might as well pull out an older interview and air that!
"Seriously, nothing has changed. I am, and will remain, a Lazio player. The team has no financial problems at the moment, but in the future we'll see. The only certainty at the moment is that I am a Lazio player. Let the fans be fans and let the management take care of balancing the books."