Fiorentina is weighing Cristian Volpato as one of its wing options, with Luca Koleosho still the main target and Armand Laurienté also under review. The move matters because the club is deciding how to reinforce the wide attacking roles before the new season.
Cristian Volpato in Fiorentina
Volpato fits the younger end of the list. Born in 2003, the Sassuolo player is described as an Italian-Australian talent, which places him in a different lane from Laurienté and gives Fiorentina a future-oriented alternative if it wants to build around a younger profile on the flank.
That is the practical point in this search: Fiorentina is not looking at one like-for-like answer. It is comparing a 2003-born option with a French winger and a player who has been the main target in recent weeks, so the final choice would shape both the age profile and the immediate depth of the wide group.
Armand Laurienté and Koleosho
Laurienté is the other alternative in play. As a French winger, he gives Fiorentina a more established option than Volpato, while Koleosho remains the player followed most closely in recent weeks.
The club’s evaluation is still centered on the wings, and that order matters. Fiorentina has not moved away from Koleosho, but the presence of Volpato and Laurienté shows a fallback plan already taking shape if the main target does not move the way the club wants.
Filip Kostic’s contract route
Filip Kostic sits on the same list for a different reason. He is a free agent after leaving Juventus when his contract expired at the end of June, so he can be added without a transfer fee.
That does not make the deal simple. One article says his salary is 2.5 million euros per year, a level described as difficult for Fiorentina to afford, and an earlier move for him was close two years ago before collapsing at the last moment. That failed operation was built around a paid loan with an obligation to buy for between 6 and 7 million euros and a three-year deal.
Fiorentina’s next step is to keep sorting the wing market against those limits. Volpato offers age and upside, Laurienté offers a more established profile, and Kostic offers a fee-free route that still has a salary problem attached to it.
