German tabloid Bild has confirmed that Fiorentina have agreed to a fee to bring Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez to Florence.
After weeks of negotiations, the two clubs have reached an agreement whereby Gomez will head to Florence on a four year deal that for a?total fee of??20 million ($25.7m).
The first??16 million?($20.6m) of that fee will be?immediately paid to Munich while an additional ?4 million?($5.1m)?will follow in the coming years.
Gomez had been conspicuously absent?from Bayern?s most recent friendly matches, which the club had officially reported was due to a knock he received to his foot. Bild is now reporting that the decision to hold Gomez out was actually a security measure to preserve the player?s health before his transfer to the Serie A club.
The deal had been a long time in the making.?Following Bayern?s 3-2 victory over Stuttgart in the DFB-Pokal Final, where Gomez scored two goals, the 27 year old announced to his teammates: ?That was my last game for Bayern.?
Gomez joined the Bavarian giants from Stuttgart in 2009 for a then record fee of ?30 million ($38.5m). After a slow start saw him punch 10 goals in 29 league matches, Gomez exploded in his sophomore season at the Allianz Arena, scoring 28 goals in 32 Bundesliga appearances. He impressed again in 2012-13, grabbing 26 goals in 33 matches.
Problems arose when Bayern signed Mario?Mandzukic last summer and Gomez was forced to play second fiddle, appearing in only 21 league contests but managing to score 11 times during that span. With no sign of the situation changing under Pep Guardiola and Gomez eager to solidify his spot on the German National Team ahead of Brazil 2014, both Bayern and the striker were happy for a move to transpire.
Bayern?s major issue was ensuring they received fair value for a striker who many still consider to be one of the world?s best.?Fiorentina had been pushing hard to get the deal done for ?15 million but Bayern held firm in their resistance, unwilling to give up Gomez for under ?20 million.
It is a fee that many consider to be a bargain. How or why no Premier League club ? Chelsea or Manchester City, specifically ? came in with a firm offer for Gomez? services is quite surprising. Although not the most skillful striker in the world, he is physically gifted, remains a lethal finisher inside the box, and, at 27 years of age, still has good mileage left in the tank.
With Gomez? move to Fiorentina look to see whether?Viola now turn around and push for the sale of Montenegrin striker Stevan Jovetic, who has been on the radar of a number of clubs including Real Madrid, Arsenal and Chelsea.
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