Fiorentina, The Midnight Coup - Nine million to be sold quickly. Fortini leaves again.

Florence, August 16, 2025 – Fiorentina's transfer market (assistant Dodo, assistant Kean, and perhaps a midfielder ) remains at a standstill. The Viola management, in fact, cannot make the necessary moves to complete the squad until some priority transfers are cleared . The main issue concerns the surplus players, with deals that are struggling to get off the ground and will likely come to fruition close to the final deadline. However, these surplus players are weighing heavily (too heavily) on Fiorentina's wage bill . Around €9 million net, they must be disposed of at all costs, including Beltran, Ikoné, Brekalo, Barak, Infantino, and even Kouame, who is recovering from a torn cruciate ligament but earns €1.7 million on his own. Bianco, who is expected to leave again, is also a concern, but his situation is the least worrying.

Lucas Beltrán has not yet opened his eyes to Russian destinations, despite concrete interest from Zenit St. Petersburg, CSKA Moscow, and Spartak Moscow . Brazil remains on the table, with Flamengo reportedly interested after initial inquiries. The impression is that the Viking may be waiting for a permanent offer from River Plate (who offered a loan deal earlier this summer), the club where he grew up and who would be happy to bring him back to Buenos Aires.

Meanwhile, negotiations between Vasco da Gama and Jonathan Ikoné are ongoing. Contacts are ongoing, and the parties are working to reach a mutually agreeable financial agreement (Jorko has a two-year contract with an option on the table for a figure lower than the €1.6 million he would earn if he remained at Fiorentina). The situation will be monitored in the coming hours, with several Serie A teams also awaiting the outcome of the negotiations.

Then there's the Fortini issue, which is now fairly clear. Fiorentina 's talented 2006-born player is expected to spend another year on loan. Numerous Serie B teams, practically all the big clubs, are interested in him. Empoli remains the favorite due to the presence of Guido Pagliuca on the bench, who nurtured him at Juve Stabia. Palermo, Monza, Venezia, and Sampdoria are also in the running. Fiorentina's and the player's goal, however, is to move to Serie A. In this sense, Cremonese's idea remains the most concrete.