Tottenham Hotspur have moved quickly to resolve a lack of minutes for one of their midfielders, agreeing a new temporary switch after a frustrating first half of the season.
Manor Solomon’s loan move to Villarreal has not exactly gone to plan for the Israeli winger, who had to wait until deadline day last summer for his move away from north London.
So far in Spain, the 26-year-old has managed just 146 minutes in La Liga and 358 minutes in all competitions, which is far from ideal for a forward looking for game time.
We reported previously that Villarreal were open to letting a few players leave in the winter window and that Solomon himself was open to cutting his loan short.
Manor Solomon is to join Fiorentina on loan
According to Fabrizio Romano, Solomon has now secured a new loan deal away from the Yellow Submarine, with his current spell in Spain set to be cut short.
The winger, who made a promising start to life in La Liga by registering a goal and an assist in his first two league appearances, is now heading to Italy in search of more regular game time.
Providing an update on the situation, Romano confirmed that Fiorentina have reached an agreement to sign the Tottenham forward, writing on social media: “Fiorentina reach verbal agreement to sign Manor Solomon, here we go! The winger is set to leave Villarreal, with the loan move to be interrupted and a new transfer to Fiorentina from Tottenham.”
Fiorentina and Spurs agree on option to buy Solomon
It is believed that the deal is not a permanent transfer, but the Serie A side could opt to sign Solomon permanently in the future after including that option in their agreement with Spurs.
The Israeli international might not be the only individual linked with Tottenham who could be heading to Fiorentina, with sporting director Fabio Paratici also having been linked with the Italian club, while Dragusin has also been mentioned with a move to Fiorentina.
The Solomon deal, however, appears to be a positive move for all parties, as the wide forward can secure more game time, while Spurs could eventually cash in should Fiorentina decide to make the deal permanent.