Multiple sources in the Italian media confirm Juventus and Fiorentina have struck an agreement that would see Nicolo Fagioli join the Tuscan club.
While it has been a relatively quiet deadline day for the Bianconeri, the midfielder’s fate dominated the headlines. Aside from having to untie the bureaucratic knots in order to register Lloyd Kelly as their fourth and final winter signing, Juve were mostly occupied with finding Fagioli a new club.
At the start of the day, Marseille and Fiorentina were said to be neck-and-neck in the race for the 23-year-old. But during the day, it became evident that the Viola have the upper hand, mostly due to the player’s preferences. Hence, the Ligue 1 side pulled out of the race, turning their attention to Milan’s Ismael Bennacer whom they successfully signed.
However, Fiorentina still had to race against time to find an accord with the Bianconeri before Monday’s deadline.
But according to Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, the two clubs reached the finish line just in time.
The Sky Sport Italia correspondent reveals that Juventus agreed to send Fagioli on loan to Fiorentina for 2.5 million euros. The deal also includes an obligation to buy at the end of the season for another 13.5 million in addition to bonuses that could reach 3M, thus raising the package to 18 million.
Moreover, the Turin-based giants have preserved themselves a 10% sell-on fee in case of a future resale.
While Juventus fans will be saddened by the departure of the club’s youth product, this is arguably for the midfielder’s best since he’s been reduced to an afterthought at Contanissa after finding himself at the very bottom of the totem pole in recent months, with Thiago Motta longer willing to rely on his services.
The Italy international will be looking to regain his groove while working under the tutelage of Raffaele Palladino in Florence. He will also have the chance to reconnect with fellow Juventus academy product Moise Kean who’s enjoying a sensational career revival in Florence.
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The only reason to force him out is to balance the sheet. He’s from the youth system and all the transfer fee is profit.
The financial hole is much bigger than on the paper.
Won’t be surprised to see Yildiz to be sold at 70m + this summer.
Rabiot was our best player for a year and a half. But understood our decision and believed it was for the best.
Chiesa was our best for a spell as well, but never the same after surgery and understood our decision and believed it was for the best.
Fagioli….. I cannot comprehend this decision with his ball retention and range of passing. This is quite frankly the stupidest transfer I’ve seen since we won the first scudetto of the recent Agnelli era.
I am not sad. Youth product or not, unfortunately he isn’t good enough to be a key player in Juventus.
And because of the injuries income was also needed.