It's official! Midfielder Sporting wanted joins Fiorentina for 30m | OneFootball

Sporting were keeping an eye on one of the most sought-after midfielders of this transfer window, but developments over the last few hours have definitively closed off a scenario that had been considered for Alvalade.

The player in question is Arthur Atta, the French Udinese midfielder, who has been officially announced as a new Fiorentina signing. According to journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, the deal was sealed in the early hours of Thursday morning, in an operation led by Fabio Paratici that allowed the Italian club to beat competition from several interested sides and pay €30 million.

In recent months, the 22-year-old footballer’s name had been linked with Sporting as a possible replacement for Hidemasa Morita. However, the situation at Alvalade changed significantly with the moves made by the Lions’ hierarchy in this summer transfer window.

The signings of Silas Andersen, Issa Doumbia, Pedro Lima and Rodrigo Zalazar ended up strengthening several areas of Rui Borges’ squad, reducing the need to move for the French midfielder who was playing in Serie A.

As such, Arthur Atta will now continue his career in Florence. For Sporting, the matter is now closed, with the Lions focusing on the players they have already secured to pursue the goals of the new sporting season.

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