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In the next season, the club may see the pair of two super strikers: the "violet" team plans to bring back Rui Costa and Gabriel Batistuta. The Florence club is close to an agreement with the Argentine striker, who currently plays in Qatar. The club's management also hopes to persuade Baggio to change his decision about the end of his career and sign a contract with Fiorentina for at least a year.
Although such news may sound like an April Fool's joke, it certainly has some basis. Batistuta has stated several times that he would like to return to Florence, where he feels at home. Fiorentina fans built a monument for him a few years ago, which, to be honest, they stole when their object of passion moved to Rome.
The Argentine has expressed his desire to play for the "violets" again, but only if he regains his form - his performances in his last years for Roma and later for Al-Arabi were disappointing.
From the looks of it, he has regained his form - Batistuta broke the Qatar league record by scoring 23 goals. In addition, Batigol would like to play in the Olympics, which is unlikely if he continues to represent a club in Qatar.
With Baggio, things are not so simple. He started his career at Fiorentina, but his relationship with the fans soured after he moved to Bologna. However, Fiorentina fans tend to blame the club's directors rather than their player.
Nevertheless, if Baggio decides to continue his career, which is unlikely, he will probably choose to stay at the club he has represented for the past couple of years. Much will depend on whether Fiorentina manages to climb back to Serie A. So far, the Florence team occupies the 7th position in the Serie B championship, trailing by five points from the fourth. There are eight rounds left until the end of the championship.
