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Official: Fiorentina purchase Fazzini from Empoli
Fiorentina have officially completed the purchase of Italy Under-21 international Jacopo Fazzini from Empoli for a reported €10m plus bonuses. The deal had been done last week and he finalised the medical tests today before putting pen to paper on the five-year contract. Advertisement According to reports, the agreement was reached for circa €10m plus add-ons. Fazzini an important investment for Fiorentina Jacopo Fazzini undergoing his Fiorentina medical @acffiorentina The 22-year-old had been participating in the European Under-21 Championship with Italy and was also linked with the likes of Torino and Bologna this summer. However, Fiorentina completed the swoop for the creative midfielder. A product of the Empoli youth academy, he was given his top flight debut at the age of 19. EMPOLI, ITALY – MAY 10: Jacopo Fazzini of Empoli FC celebrates after scoring a goal during the Serie A match between Empoli and Parma at Stadio Carlo Castellani on May 10, 2025 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by) He made 22 appearances this season between Serie A and the Coppa Italia, contributing six goals and one assist. There were repeated muscular problems that stalled his progress, and he was unable to stop Empoli's relegation to Serie B.
New York Times
24-02-2025
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- New York Times
Fiorentina's Moise Kean discharged from hospital after collapsing on pitch from head injury
Fiorentina forward Moise Kean has been discharged from hospital after collapsing on the pitch following a head injury in his side's Serie A match at Hellas Verona on Sunday. Kean was immediately taken to hospital in Verona after after sustaining a 'head trauma', following a collision with Verona players Pawel Dawidowicz and Diego Coppola — a knee to the face left the Italy international him with a cut above his eye. Advertisement The 24-year-old striker returned to the pitch with a bandaged head but collapsed on the field shortly after coming back on. Kean was stretchered off in a neck brace in the 67th minute. 'During the night, Moise Kean was discharged from the Verona hospital and has returned to Florence,' a Fiorentina statement read on Monday morning. 'All clinical and diagnostic tests performed came back negative.' ACF Fiorentina comunica che Moise Kean, nella notte, è stato dimesso dall'ospedale di Verona e ha fatto rientro a Firenze. I test clinici e diagnostici effettuati sono risultati tutti negativi. — ACF Fiorentina (@acffiorentina) February 24, 2025 When play resumed, Verona's Antoine Bernede scored the only goal of the game in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Sunday was the second time this season that Fiorentina have had a player collapse during a game. Midfielder Edoardo Bove, on loan at the club from Roma, was taken to hospital after losing consciousness against Inter on December 1. The match was subsequently suspended and Bove has not played since the incident. Kean, formerly of Everton and Paris Saint-Germain, has scored 20 goals in 30 appearances for Fiorentina since joining from Juventus last July. Fiorentina, who are sixth in Serie A, return to action on Friday at home to Lecce. (Andrea Martini/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
