Fiorentina extend winger Chiesa's contract

IANS  |  Milan 

Italian football club ACF Fiorentina on Saturday announced that fast-rising winger Federico Chiesa has extended his contract by a season, penning a new deal until June 30, 2022.

The 20-year-old, a product of Fiorentina's academy, has scored two goals and provided three assists in 11 Serie A games so far, igniting interests from various European top clubs.

According to football-italia.net, Paris Saint-Germain and Napoli were after the Italy Under-21 international.

Under the new contract, Chiesa, son of former Fiorentina and Italy striker Enrico, will reportedly get a salary of two million euros ($2.35 million) per season.

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First Published: Sat, November 18 2017. 16:22 IST