Fiorentina bench: Vanoli not confirmed, deal for a Paratici protégé

The negotiations are now in the final stages: Fabio Grosso is set to become the new coach of Fiorentina. The contacts of the last few hours have led to the white smoke, and for the official announcement we are now only waiting for the bureaucratic details to be finalized and the contract to be signed. The decisive lunge was triggered after Sassuolo CEO Giovanni Carnevali confirmed his farewell to the neroverdi. A two-year contract with an option for a third season is ready for Grosso in Florence, a move that certifies the non-renewal exercise for Paolo Vanoli.

The management’s choice responds to a precise need: to turn the page after a disastrous season. In fact, Fiorentina’s last championship was well below the club’s minimum standards, marked by a worrying setback in play, disappointing results and an anonymous ranking close to the relegation zone that sparked fan protest. Vanoli’s non-confirmation, despite the salvation achieved, is proof of how the club wanted to make a clean break with a year to forget in order to reset tensions and rebuild from scratch.

The operation bears the signature of sporting director Fabio Paratici, who is convinced that the former Sassuolo coach is the right man to inherit a scorching bench and regenerate a discouraged environment. Paratici has known Grosso since his time at Juventus, when he included him in the technical cadre of the youth sector, and has set his sights on him for his ability to work with youngsters and initiate a total reset of the hierarchies, which is essential to recover those players who appeared mentally worn down by the difficulties of the last season.

For the former national team fullback, this is the great opportunity of maturity on the bench, in a wounded square that is asking for a long-term project to quickly forget the missteps and return to the noble areas of the standings. Lawyers are at work to endorse the contracts: Fiorentina closes the darkest chapter in recent years for good and relies on Fabio Grosso for reconstruction.