ACF Fiorentina have signed 2006 World Cup winner Luca Toni in the last hours of the Serie A trading. The Tuscan team was looking for a new striker and the 35-year-old centre-forward was available on a free transfer. Toni, also linked with Spanish club Malaga this summer, recently left Al Nasr following his 2012 January switch from Juventus.
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Fulham bid to trump Fiorentina for Berbatov
Juventus have jumped into pole position to buy Dimitar Berbatov from Manchester United, following Fiorentina earlier agreeing a fee with the Red Devils for the Bulgarian striker. Berbatov, who had flown to Munich to then catch an onward flight to Florence, did not make his connection and instead has remained in Germany while Juventus bid to agree a deal with Manchester United.
Serie A, ACF Fiorentina opens with win
Fiorentina used two goals from Stevan Jovetic to open the season with a 2-1 winning start against a weakened Udinese at the Artemio Franchi stadium in the firs saturday match of the Italian Serie A. Another good news for the city of Florence is after the match, Fiorentina co-owner Andrea Della Valle confirmed that Jovetic will not be sold in the current transfer window.
Pizarro signs, Viviano injured for 2 weeks
Fiorentina have described the deal with the Roma midfielder David Pizarro. The 34 year-old Chilean player is expected to Florence in the coming hours, he’s ready for a two year contract. There is also waiting for the findings goalkeeper Viviano, injured during the game with the club turkish. The first response is that Viviano will be out for two weeks.
Aquilani spent his first hours in Florence
Alberto Aquilani spent his first hours as Fiorentina player undergoing medicals, signing his new contract and shaking hands with Fiorentina directors. In the fact, ACF Fiorentina signed Italy midfielder Alberto Aquilani from Liverpool on Friday.
Fiorentina signs Udinese midfielder Cuadrado
Fiorentina has signed Juan Cuadrado from Udinese on loan with the right to buy the Colombian midfielder at the end of the season. Cuadrado joined Udinese in 2009 and impressed during a loan spell at Lecce last season. Last week the Viola team signed Facundo Roncaglia.
Fiorentina, the Argentina right-back Roncaglia signs
ACF Fiorentina signs re-enforcements from the summer transfer market in order to bounce back from their dismal performance in the last season, and have revealed Facundo Roncaglia as their new signing. The Argentina right-back is considered to be a versatile character at the back, with the ability to play in the centre or the left side of the defence as well.
Fiorentina signed Ajax striker El Hamdaoui
ACF Fiorentina signed Ajax striker Mounir El Hamdaoui on Wednesday for an undisclosed fee, while terminating the contract of midfielder Houssine Kharja. El Hamdaoui, 27, was a regular in the Ajax side under former manager Martin Jol, but he found himself on the sidelines after a dispute with manager Frank de Boer.
Fiorentina has hired Montella as coach
Fiorentina has hired Vincenzo Montella as coach on a two-year contract to replace Delio Rossi, who was fired last month for hitting midfielder Adem Ljajic during a Serie A match. “Jovetic is an incredible player, of the highest level, and I hope I will be able to Coach him,” he said at his unveiling. “I’ll speak to everyone though, as I need to see if certain players are motivated and ready to stay.”
Fiorentina ended Serie A season with a draw
Fiorentina have ended their Serie A season with a 0-0 draw against Cagliari Calcio at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. Fiorentina’s wretched run at home continued after they ended their season with a disappointing 0-0 draw against Cagliari. It was the last act of what can only be described as a tragedy in the Classical sense as Fiorentina saw out a dismal, pathetic season with a lackluster 0-0 tie with Cagliari this afternoon.