France international midfielder Jonathan Ikone has moved to Serie A side Fiorentina from French champions Lille, the selling club confirmed on Friday.
ℹ️ We can confirm the total agreement with @ACFFiorentinaEN for the transfer of Jonathan Ikoné
— LOSC (@LOSC_EN) December 31, 2021
The French international will sign with his new club on 3 January 2022 when the Italian transfer window opens
All the best, Jorko! 🤝
The 23-year-old will “sign definitively on January 3 2022, the opening date of the Italian transfer window,” Lille said in a statement.
However, Lille added the four-time capped Ikone has been permitted to join his new club ahead of their resuming training following a winter break.
Ikone scored 16 goals in 150 appearances for Lille since joining them in 2018 from Paris St Germain.
Lille thanked him for his pivotal role in them finishing second in the league in 2018/19 and then going one better in the 2019/20 campaign.
Ikone leaves despite Lille having reached the knockout stages of the Champions League — they play holders Chelsea in the Last 16 — and sit eighth in the Ligue 1 standings, but only five points off second-placed Nice.
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