Nicolò Zaniolo: Fiorentina’s redemption is a matter of minutes

In addition to field appearances, minutes also dance.

Calciomercato Fiorentina: Nicolò Zaniolo è on loan to the violet from Galatasaray, and several parameters have to be met in order to make his outright purchase mandatory. This is also why Raffaele Palladino will have to think carefully before resorting frequently to the former Roma and Atalanta striker.

The formula between Fiorentina and Galatasaray provides for a "conditional compulsory purchase option" which means that upon the occurrence of a number of conditions will automatically trigger the purchase of Zaniolo by the violets. This is no small investment, as it would go from the 3.2 million euros for the loan to 15.5 for the outright purchase plus another two in bonuses.

According to what has been reconstructed by the Turkish press, Zaniolo is 9 games away from becoming Fiorentina’s full player, who però should play at least 30 minutes in each of them. Only then would they in fact be included in the tally.

Of the four tokens Zaniolo has accumulated so far in purple, therefore, only three count toward that tally. His fourth presence è that with Inter, in which the minutes played were just 23. This might explain the reason for his exclusion against Panathinaikos, with Fiorentina called upon not only to calculate the days but also the minutes of employment of the player currently still owned by Galatasaray.