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Chapter one · read the club

Fiorentina,read in full.

Paolo Vanoli's side line up in a and sit in the table.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at and .

Biggest need · goalkeeper · below its rivals, ageing
The best of them, Oliver Christensen, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Fiorentina in strength the best option there is typically worth . of the options are veterans, so the position needs renewing soon.
Second need · defensive midfield · too few players, below its rivals
Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players, veterans aside, where a squad carries . The best of them, Nicolò Fagioli, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Fiorentina in strength the best option there is typically worth .

Every position is compared with the six squads in its league closest in strength: depth, the best option's value, ageing. Players count where they actually start, not where they are listed.

Chapter three · scout the fix

Three ways to fix it.

Biggest need: goalkeeper

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Marco Carnesecchi
Club
Atalanta BC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for Atalanta BC in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Oliver Christensen () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Fiorentina's minutes. Market value .
Robin Risser
Club
RC Lens
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for RC Lens in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Oliver Christensen () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Fiorentina's minutes. Market value .
Robin Roefs
Club
Sunderland AFC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A regular: minutes for Sunderland AFC in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Oliver Christensen () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Fiorentina's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Elia Caprile
Club
Cagliari Calcio
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for Cagliari Calcio in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Oliver Christensen () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Cagliari Calcio sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Fiorentina. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Maduka Okoye
Club
Udinese Calcio
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Udinese Calcio in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Oliver Christensen () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Udinese Calcio sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Fiorentina. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Leo Kokubo
Club
Sint-Truidense VV
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for Sint-Truidense VV in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Oliver Christensen () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Sint-Truidense VV sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Fiorentina. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot). Only months are left on his contract, which brings the price down.

Hidden gems · young, rising

Kurban Rasulov
Club
FK Dinamo Moskva
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Oliver Christensen () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FK Dinamo Moskva's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Ivan Pakholyuk
Club
Kolos Kovalivka
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Oliver Christensen () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Kolos Kovalivka's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Second need: defensive midfield

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Leon Avdullahu
Club
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Nicolò Fagioli () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Fiorentina's minutes. Market value .
Tyler Morton
Club
Olympique Lyon
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Olympique Lyon in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Nicolò Fagioli () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Fiorentina's minutes. Market value .
Tyler Adams
Club
AFC Bournemouth
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A ball-winning midfielder: in the top of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for tackles, the top for interceptions and the top for share of duels won ( league season). Next to Nicolò Fagioli, the last of Fiorentina's regular starters there (a creative midfielder), he would add interceptions: he is ahead of of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for it, Nicolò Fagioli ahead of . Closest in style: I. Gueye and N. Domínguez. The third most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Fiorentina's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Mandela Keita
Club
Parma Calcio 1913
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A ball-winning midfielder: in the top of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for share of duels won ( league season). Next to Nicolò Fagioli, the last of Fiorentina's regular starters there (a creative midfielder), he would add share of duels won: he is ahead of of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for it, Nicolò Fagioli ahead of . Closest in style: R. Tapia and Y. Neyou. A move that can happen: Parma Calcio 1913 sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Fiorentina. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Matvey Kislyak
Club
PFK CSKA Moskva
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for PFK CSKA Moskva in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Nicolò Fagioli () for a starting place. A move that can happen: PFK CSKA Moskva sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Fiorentina. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Caspar Jander
Club
Southampton FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield
Why him
A regular: minutes for Southampton FC in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with Nicolò Fagioli () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Southampton FC sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Fiorentina. Transfermarkt lists league minutes for him last season. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Oscar Højlund
Club
Eintracht Frankfurt
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
That is more than Nicolò Fagioli, the last of Fiorentina's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. Aged and already a regular ( of Eintracht Frankfurt's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Mamadou Coulibaly
Club
AS Monaco
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
That is more than Nicolò Fagioli, the last of Fiorentina's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. Aged and already a regular ( of AS Monaco's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Ngal'ayel Mukau
Club
LOSC Lille
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Nicolò Fagioli () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of LOSC Lille's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Fiorentina today; the likely range is where most fees for players like him have landed. Wages are not shown: no free source publishes them.

Injury risk is rated for players in Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1; Eredivisie has too little injury data to rate; other leagues have none.

Linked in the press · most credible first · rumours, not facts · how sources compare

Joshua Zirkzee · Manchester United
Fiorentina have been linked with Joshua Zirkzee. The Guardian
Source
The Rumour Mill's own round-up:
Heat
independent outlet, reports since
Reality
We put this move at in a window. months left on his contract.
Track record
- : the same source linked Kyle Walker-Peters with Fiorentina; he .
Marcus Rashford
Fiorentina have been linked with Marcus Rashford. The Guardian
Source
The Rumour Mill's own round-up:

Chapter four · check every number

Every number has a receipt.

league position · Fiorentina
league points · Fiorentina
league goals scored · Fiorentina
league goals conceded · Fiorentina
recent league results, oldest first · Fiorentina
appointed head coach of Fiorentina · Paolo Vanoli

Verified ×2Every figure re-checked against its source · news needs an official source or two independent ones · hover any number

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Internazionale v Fiorentina

Internazionale win

Draw

Fiorentina win

Forecast from team ratings and chance quality, tested on two full seasons: better than a classic rating system, not yet as sharp as the bookmakers.

Chapter six · fork it

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