Fiorentina squad for pre-season sees big names frozen out

Fiorentina squad for pre-season sees big names frozen out As expected, Fiorentina have left Robin Gosens and Jacopo Fazzini out of pre-season training, but quite a few others are frozen out too by new coach Fabio Grosso. The Viola had a dismal campaign, spending most of it in the relegation zone and only surging at the end to secure their Serie A status. They intend to completely revamp the side under Grosso, and have already been very active on the transfer market. Arthur Atta Joins Fiorentina (Source: acffiorentina.com) That is far from over, as today the club announced the list of 29 players called up for pre-season training at the Viola Park complex in Florence on Monday. It had already been widely reported that Gosens was informed he wasn’t part of their plans, and indeed he has been excluded from the group. So has Fazzini, who is on the verge of a move to Cagliari, while impressive teenager striker Riccardo Braschi is heading to Padova on loan. More players left out include those who are returning to Fiorentina after loans, and who evidently are not expected to remain. They are Riccardo Sottil, M’Bala Nzola, Amir Richardson, Antonin Barak and Paolo Bianco. Fabiano Parisi will continue working separately following the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, while Marin Pongracic has extra vacation time after the World Cup with Croatia. Alex Jimenez has not yet completed his transfer, but will be added to the group once that is done with Bournemouth. Radu Dragusin joins Fiorentina (@acffiorentina) Fiorentina squad for pre-season training Christensen, De Gea, Fei, Lezzerini; Balbo, Beldenti, Comuzzo, Dodo, Dragusin, Viery, Fortini, Moreno, Ranieri, Melani, Perrotti; Atta, Brescianini, Croci, Deli, Fabbian, Fagioli, Mandragora, Ndour, Sohm, Pirrò; Egharevba, Gudmundsson, Kean, Piccoli