The feeling is that Fiorentina had many of the negotiations under control that are now ready to close but that the best opportunity was needed (or at least an episode) to give the so-called “unleash” to perhaps the hottest part of the Viola market. In this sense, two elements may have opened the way in a perhaps definitive way to the work of ds Pradè and dt Goretti during this summer: the solicitation (soft, certainly, but with firm tones) of Raffaele Palladino in England, with the coach who highlighted the need for numerous reinforcements and in a short time, and the somewhat surprising press release from the ACCVC, which directly urged the club to stir the waters on the market.
From Tuesday evening to today, that is, from the moment the first stimuli arrived at the headquarters in Bagno a Ripoli, the Viola machine seems to have set itself in motion in a decisive manner and the feeling is that between today and the first few days of next week the club is ready to place more than one signing.
All (or almost all) subordinate to the possible departure of Nicholas Gonzalezfor whom both Juventus and Atalanta continue to press, the latter however – rather than actually targeting the Argentine player – actually seems to want to put in place a disturbing action towards the Bianconeri, as revenge for the now soap opera linked to Koopmeiners that has reached a dead end. We will see, especially when the number 10 sets foot in Florence between Sunday and Monday and will be able to make it clear whether he really intends to stay in Florence or whether the strong call of the Champions League will win out in him. In this case, Fiorentina already seems ready to make the Gudmundsson move, with the Icelander who – and this is the latest news – could move to Florence on a onerous loan with an obligation to buy for a figure less than 30 million.
But the decisive acceleration that the company carried out yesterday was that of Tanner Tessmann of Venezia, on which yesterday Fiorentina found an agreement both with the player for the salary and with the agents (and related intermediaries) of the American regarding the well-known commissions. At this point, all that remains is to wait for developments also regarding the goalkeeper chapter, for which Palladino from England was very clear (“For that role we have considered solutions with the club, which knows how to intervene” he had said): three names that remain in the mix, namely those of De Gea, Caprile and Turati.