Viti has returned to Empoli, here is the announcement. Purchase on loan with right of redemption

Now it’s official, Mattia Viti (22 years old) returns to being an Empoli footballerThe announcement has arrived from the Tuscan club regarding the purchase of the central defender born in 2002, who returns to Castellani from Nice on loan with an option to buy (set at 6 million euros) after being sold in the summer of 2022 to the French club on the Côte d’Azur for almost 15 million, including bonuses.

At Nice, things didn’t go as hoped for Viti. Last summer Sassuolo focused on himbut there he will find himself inside the worst year of the Neroverdi since they went up to Serie A, culminating with a bitter and also rather unexpected relegation at the end of the year. 2023/24 is not particularly happy for Viti either: beyond the bad team result, the central player born in 2002 (who is also often used as a full-back by Dionisi) has been limited by a few too many physical problems in his continuous performance, finding space mainly from January onwards for a total of 18 games between the league and cup, with less than 1000 minutes in Serie A.

📣 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐢 ✍️✅💙

Mattia Viti is once again an Italian footballer: defender born in 2002, he arrives on a temporary basis with the right to redeem from @ogcnice_eng pic.twitter.com/C8NeXAeWwf

— Empoli Football Club Official (@EmpoliFC) July 22, 2024