Overview
- Fiorentina left Robin Gosens off its preseason roster on Thursday, a formal step that signals the club wants him out of the first-team picture.
- German pundit Florian Plettenberg and multiple outlets report that Schalke 04 have opened talks with Fiorentina and Gosens’ camp but no transfer is agreed yet.
- Tabloid Bild and other sources say Fiorentina could accept a nominal fee of around €1 million to facilitate a move and remove his wages from the books.
- Reports say Gosens, 32, would be willing to take a pay cut to join boyhood club Schalke, but his contract with Fiorentina runs to June 2028 and salary terms remain a key obstacle.
- The decision follows Fiorentina’s summer rebuild under new coach Fabio Grosso and signings such as Arthur Atta, a pattern that reduces Gosens’ tactical fit and increases the club’s incentive to offload him.