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Mutu Signs Contract Extension With Fiorentina
One week after being on the verge of a move to AS Roma, Fiorentina star striker Adrian Mutu has signed an extension with La Viola that will keep him at the club through the summer of 2012. The extension contains a raise on his salary of about ten percent, making this contract extension less of an upgrade for the Romanian star and more of a pledge. Mutu’s reputation suffered a bit during the Roma ordeal because he had said, shortly before, that he wanted to stay at Fiorentina for life. Upset La Viola fans might want to note that their star has essentially taken less money to finish out his career with their club.
It is unlikely to assuage those committed to bitterness towards Mutu. Thankfully, those seem relatively few. For many fans, it is hard to think if terms of sympathy as it concerns a “mere” ten percent wage. Over the next few seasons, as star players are signed or re-upped at their clubs, La Viola fans might want to note the find of money that Mutu passed up. It will be notable.
But with the contract issue behind player and club, Fiorentina can now concentrate on their Champions League qualifying match-up against Slavia Prague. Due to start in just under two weeks, Fiorentina has a difficult match-up against the Czech Republic club. If Fiorentina can not solve problems at the back that have manifest during the preseason, they will lose this tie. The gap between Fiorentina (the fourth place team from Serie A) and the champions of the Grambrinus liga is not so big that Cesare Prandelli’s team can afford to be off their game.
Regardless of how they perform in Champions League, Fiorentina can use the knowledge that Mutu will be in fold to focus on re-qualifying for Champions League: finishing in Serie A’s top four. Inter has struggled to find their rhythm while implementing Jose Mourinho’s new system while AC Milan has looked old and thin. In the early going, those two look most vulnerable, but Fiorentina must be ready from the get-go as they host Juventus in Round 1.
With the Mutu saga now over, Prandelli can stay preparing his team for their fights.
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