Fiorentina surprise with Amrabat at Parma, but no Nico Gonzalez or De Gea | OneFootball

Fiorentina start their season against Parma and their choices raised a few eyebrows on the transfer market, as Nico Gonzalez is nowhere to be seen and David De Gea dropped, but Sofyan Amrabat starts.

It kicks off at the Stadio Tardini at 17.30 UK time (16.30 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game, Genoa–Inter, Milan–Torino and Empoli-Monza on the LIVEBLOG.

The Viola make their competitive debut under new coach Raffaele Palladino and he switches to a 3-4-2-1 formation.

It was widely expected that Nico Gonzalez would not be involved, as he is believed to be on the verge of a €30m move to Juventus, and is not even on the bench.

Albert Gudmundsson just completed a similar loan with obligation to buy transfer from Genoa yesterday, so he is not ready to start.

Pietro Terracciano is confirmed in goal, despite the arrival of veteran De Gea as a free agent, because the Spaniard has not played football in over a year.

The biggest surprise is that Amrabat is in the starting XI, despite not being part of their plans for this season.

The Morocco international just returned from a loan experience at Manchester United, who decided not to activate their option to buy at the end of the season.

They remain interested in potentially bringing him back to Old Trafford, with Atletico Madrid, Napoli, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce also among the potential candidates for his signature.

By starting today, it could be a sign that Amrabat is open to penning a new contract at Fiorentina and starting afresh.

He would need to, because his current deal only runs to June 2025.

Parma: Suzuki; Coulibaly, Circati, Balogh, Valeri; Estevez, Bernabé; Man, Sohm, Mihaila; Bonny

Fiorentina: Terracciano; Pongracic, Martinez Quarta, Comuzzo; Dodò, Mandragora, Amrabat, Biraghi; Colpani, Koaume; Kean