Lyon star Claudio Caçapa has hinted at a summer switch to Fiorentina, while Tomas Ujfalusi assures Luca Toni is going nowhere.
The Viola have already started laying the foundations for their squad next season by capturing Under-21 international Arturo Lupoli on a free transfer from Arsenal, but reports suggest more big names are on the way.
Brazilian defender Caçapa has announced he will not sign a new contract with Olympique Lyonnais, the side he captains, after a seven-year stint at the club.
It is reported in Italy thatFiorentina have agreed a deal with the 31-year-old as a replacement forDario Dainelli, whose own contract talks have stalled.
However, teammate Ujfalusi believes there will be no change in the centre of defence at the Stadio Franchi next term.
“Dainelli will remain with the Viola, this team needs its captain and I think that in the end even Toni will stay with us,” said the Czech.
“As for myself, I have been in Florence for the past three years and I have no intention of changing, I have a contract until 2008 and I will honour it,” added the defender.
The Gigliati host Siena this weekend in a crucial derby, as Fiorentina fight for a UEFA Cup spot, although Ujfalusi admits that hopes for fourth place are still alive.
“We are ready to take advantage of any mistakes the other teams might make and if it is true that the battle for a Champions League spot is difficult, I think our main objective remains the UEFA Cup.
“However, we don’t discuss these issues in the dressing room, we always prepare one match at a time, without thinking ahead,” concluded Ujfalusi.
The comfortable win over Ascoli last weekend allowed Fiorentina to remain in seventh position with 41 points, seven shy of fourth-placed Palermo.