Fiorentina, The Midnight Strike - Henrique not to the bitter end. Ikoné and the hope Paris

Florence, 17 January 2025 - You can wait a few more days, but the Fiorentina will not wait indefinitely for the yes Botafogo for Luiz Henrique. By the weekend, the Viola managers will decide whether to persist or change their objective. The situation is clear: Fiorentina in agreement with the player, an agreement is still missing with Botafogo, stuck at the initial request of 30 million euros. The lily market at this moment is subordinated to the sale of IKONE. Increasing the offer for the Brazilian could only be done in the face of a nest egg obtained from the farewell of the Frenchman, which is anything but imminent at the moment. Jorko has already made it clear in the summer: no to exotic destinations, no to a championship of poor technical level. Beyond the obvious difficulties encountered in Florence, he feels like an important player in all respects. In Italy, no one will buy him (Como has offered a loan, Bologna was interested but nothing more). The MLS does not welcome the hope of a return to France. Paris FC is the club most interested. Maxime Lopez, former Viola player and friend of Ikoné, plays there. Currently in the running for promotion to Ligue 1. But Fiorentina also needs to hurry to close the circle with the Botafogo. If the Henrique issue is not resolved, Pradè and Goretti will decide to move elsewhere. Soulé was liked (but protected by Roma), he remains Dennis Man as a backup plan. Simple agreement to find with the outside, which for the Fiorentina is worth just over ten million. Parma is asking for 15. It's the so-called plan B. Some adjustments will need to be made to the demands, but all things considered the deal would not be impossible. Compared to Luiz Henrique knows the league and would adapt more quickly. Plan B, of course, but all in all Palladino would be fine. Finally the exchange Sanabria-Kouame. Still standing despite the lack of decisive acceleration. Yesterday Empoli tried to get involved to take the Ivorian striker, who however as the hours pass is becoming convinced to move to Piedmont. Sanabria on the other hand has already given his ok to Fiorentina for days. There are still some details to iron out related to the players' salaries and their new contracts, but all in all the exchange does not seem to be in danger.