Florence welcomes its first new player this summer, buying Empoli 10 by 10 million, taking the first step to compete for four

The mainstream European leagues have basically ended the 2024-25 season. Official news about changing coaches, renewing contracts, signings, terminations, etc. are coming one or two of the latest news they see every day. Friends who are interested can continue to pay attention. Serie A team Fiorentina officially announced that it has introduced 22-year-old Italian National Youth Team midfielder Jacopo Fazzini from Empoli, and Purple Lily's first new aid this summer.

According to the Italian media "Whole Market", Fazini received a five-year contract. After successfully passing the physical examination at Villa Stuart Medical Center in Rome, Fazini has completed the signing, took a photo with the club's sports director Ferrari and had a simple interaction with the students of the Florence youth training camp. To get the 22-year-old midfielder, Fiorentina paid Empoli 10 million euros, while Fazini's annual salary was around 600,000 euros.

Fazini was from Empoli's own youth training. He played on the Italian Cup substitute in the 2021-22 season and made his career debut. He entered Serie A in the 2022-23 season. He began to become the main force of the team in the 2023-24 season. Last season, he played 22 times on all fronts, contributing 6 goals and 1 assist. He also played for all levels of Italian youth teams, representing the U19, U20 and U21 national youth teams in the European Youth Championship. Fazini is a technical midfielder and capable of taking the lead midfielder position.

Fazini is Florence's first new player in the true sense this summer. Previously, Purple Lily spent 13.5 million euros, 13 million euros and 7 million euros respectively to jointly buy out Italian local midfielder Fagioli, Iceland international film forward Goodmondsson and German wingback Gossen.

Purple Lily has been playing in Serie A for 21 seasons since returning to the top league in 2004. The rankings of the last four seasons have been hovering between 6th and 8th. After breaking up with young coach Paradino, Pioli, who is more experienced, is returning from West Asia. Purple Lily seems to want to try to score a place in the Champions League and introduce local midfield stars, which is undoubtedly the first step to success.