Fiorentina, “The Midnight Strike”. Hot Week. All the Open Market Fronts

Florence, 6 July 2025 - A decisive week is beginning for Fiorentina , ready to enter the heart of its season. Stefano Pioli 's arrival in Florence (probably Thursday) will mark the beginning of a new era and will also coincide with the official announcement of Edin Dzeko 's arrival. The agreement with the Bosnian striker has been defined for some time, but the official announcement has been postponed due to some details related to contractual bonuses.

Daniele Pradè will then be able to focus on the other negotiations underway. One of the most advanced is the one with Inter for Sebastiano Esposito : the coach has given his green light and the two clubs are closing the financial gap. Fiorentina has put 6 million plus bonuses on the table, while Inter is asking for a couple more. The agreement is close, even if it could take a few more days. First it will be necessary to find a place for some excess players in attack: Beltran, Nzola and Ikoné , who weigh heavily on the wage bill.

Not just attack. In the next few days, negotiations could also take off to bring Spanish midfielder Adrian Bernabé to Florence. So far, Fiorentina has sounded out the availability of the entourage, receiving total approval from the player. Now they will need to convince the Emilian club: no official offer has been presented yet, but Pradè is ready to move. Parma's valuation is around 20 million euros and the first offer cannot deviate too much from that figure.

In addition to a striker and a playmaker, Fiorentina will add at least a mezzala – two in case Mandragora were to leave, next week the decisive meeting for the renewal – and the future of the right wing remains to be clarified. With Dodo , at the moment, the relationship is cold, but the Brazilian will remain unless there is a significant offer, close to 25 million. In the meantime, the name of Nadir Zortea continues to be monitored. Yesterday the Cagliari winger declared that he is ready to make the leap to a more important team.

Chapter outgoings: the transfer of Valentini to Verona is still pending, with Fiorentina intending to let him go permanently, not on loan. The story is different for Moreno , now one step away from a temporary transfer to Levante. Juve Stabia has made a move for Caprini . Another player that Fiorentina will only let go on loan. With the Wasps, the work on the Fortini front has already been excellent. By the way, if Fiorentina wanted to let him go on loan again - this time in Serie A - Cremonese would be ready to take him.

Alexander Latini