{"id":3876,"date":"2023-10-17T10:18:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T09:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/10\/17\/read_news-phpnid49157\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T10:18:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T09:18:46","slug":"read_news-phpnid49157","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faca.com.ng\/web\/2023\/10\/17\/read_news-phpnid49157\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal suffer blow in pursuit of Kayode as Italian-Nigerian RB agrees new deal with Fiorentina\u00a0:: All Nigeria Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsbody\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allnigeriasoccer.com\/..\/football_pics\/38571Kayode.png\" height=\"221\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" alt=\"Arsenal suffer blow in pursuit of Kayode as Italian-Nigerian RB agrees new deal with Fiorentina\u00a0\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal have suffered a blow in their pursuit of Michael Kayode\u00a0with the\u00a0Italy youth teamer of Nigerian descent reportedly agreeing a new contract with Serie A club Fiorentina.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was claimed that the Gunners had been scouting the talented right-back with a view to making a move for his services as from the January transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, Fiorentina are set to fend off interest from Arsenal and other interested clubs by announcing a new deal for Kayode.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Kayode has agreed to sign a new deal with the two-time Serie A champions valid until the end of the 2027-2028 season.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fiorentina\u00a0will confirm the agreement that has been reached with the Italian-Nigerian defender in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kayode\u00a0has seen his stock rise after some impressive displays for Italy at the 2023 European U19 Championship, where he scored the game-winning goal in the showpiece against Portugal and was deployed in multiple positions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old has broken into Fiorentina&#8217;s first team, making seven appearances across all competitions this term, and earned his first call-up to Italy&#8217;s U21 national team in September.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kayode\u00a0joined Fiorentina in the summer of 2021 after spells with the youth teams of\u00a0Juventus and Gozzano.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"embeddedContent oembed-provider- oembed-provider-twitter\" data-align=\"none\" data-oembed=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1714000467636752884\" data-oembed_provider=\"twitter\" data-resizetype=\"noresize\" data-title=\"m\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udfe3\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Fiorentina talented RB Michael Kayode has agreed to sign new deal valid until June 2028.<\/p>\n<p>It will be sealed and announced soon. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mv1CwcTAcH\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/Mv1CwcTAcH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1714000467636752884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">October 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ifeanyi Emmanuel\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright ANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All rights reserved. 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