Fiorentina director Joe Barone has denied the intense media speculation that relations with star player Federico Chiesa have broken down.
He firsty denied that the meeting with Chiesa’s father and agent Enrico was something that had been in the works for some time and not something brought on by the recent events.
“It was a meeting already arranged a couple of weeks ago, and not scheduled yesterday or today. We have spoken about his future,” he told Firenzeviola.it.
“We are working with him and continuing to speak, we have a very good rapport with Federico. But now he must recuperate.
“Our staff are working to get him into the best condition. Federico has another two and a half years on his contract. We must leave him in peace.”
Links between Inter and Chiesa have resurfaced once more in recent weeks with some reports stating Inter could offer Gabriel ‘Gabigol’ Barbosa as part of a deal to land him. This season he has scored three goals and tallied four assists in 13 appearances.
