Fiorentina’s first pre-season friendly saw them lose 5-0 to Crvena zvezda in Belgrade, shipping all five goals in less than 30 first-half minutes. Since then, the alarm bells have been ringing in Florence, signalling the need for proven defenders. Now they’ve found one.##NAJAVA_MECA_7406570##Colombian international centre-back Yerry Mina has agreed to join Viola on a two-year contract with a third year an option and will earn around $2 million per season. The deal hasn’t been officially announced, although it’s considered as good as completed. The 28-year-old Colombian will undergo medical examinations in Italy and be unveiled as new signing by the end of the week.The Colombian spent five years at Everton following a short stint at Barcelona, his first club in Europe. He has previously played for Palmeiras in Brazil and Santa Fe and Deportivo Pasto in his homeland. He represented his country in 40 games.Fiorentina are in talks with free agent Yerry Mina, who wants a three-year contract.Viola have offered a contract until 2024 with an automatic extension until 2026 upon reaching certain conditions. [@NicoSchira]#TheGoapostNews #Fiorentina #Viola #Transfers #TransferNews pic.twitter.com/MPLZHjtp0h— The Goalpost (@TGoalpost) August 2, 2023 Mina was rumoured to be close to agreeing to a contract with Cagliari, the newly-promoted club led by Claudio Ranieri, but Vincenzo Italiano offered better terms. Viola, are still looking for Dinamo Zagreb’s Josip Sutalo as a possible addition to the squad. His current team wants to hold off on deciding his future until after the outcome of the Champions League preliminary round. The negotiations for FC Copenhagen’s Kamil Grabara are still ongoing.Fiorentina have sold Brazilian left-back Igor to Brighton and will have to invest the money wisely to avoid more humiliations like the one in Belgrade.
