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Viola assess Frey alternatives
Sunday 23 March, 2008

Fiorentina are looking for a potential new goalkeeper should Sebastien Frey opt to move on at the end of the season.

Although the Frenchman has insisted that he’s happy with the Viola, rumours of a possible move to Milan continue to circulate.

Fiorentina admitted earlier this season that they wouldn’t stand in Frey’s way should he opt for a fresh challenge and the club are already taking steps to replace him should that need occur.

The Tuscan outfit’s search for a shot-stopper has taken them to Brazil – a nation who already provide Milan, Inter and Roma with custodians.

Gremio youngster Grohe, just 21, is liked and the club are also monitoring the 23-year-old Cruzeiro shot-stopper Flavio. The pair are valued at £5m and £3.5m respectively.

Nevertheless, sporting director Pantaleo Corvino is also understood to be evaluating an offer for Brescia’s Emiliano Viviano.

The Under-21 international is rated by a host of top clubs and Viviano has made it clear that he wouldn’t think twice about a Franchi future.

“Fiorentina? I wouldn’t just walk there to complete the move, I’d do so naked,” he recently noted. “I hope to realise this dream soon as I have been a Viola fan for some time.”



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