Alieu Njie, the 21-year-old Torino forward, is set to leave the granata for Fiorentina, with an agreement between the two clubs confirmed and the contract details finalised. The deal ends a transfer saga that had drawn interest from across Europe over the summer, and it arrives at a moment when Torino can least afford to lose attacking options.
The timing is pointed. Ignazio Abate's Torino sit 16th in Serie A after two matches, without a point, having conceded four goals and scored two. The latest setback came away against Sassuolo, who won 2-1 with Cristian Volpato and Domenico Berardi on the scoresheet. That defeat, combined with an earlier loss, leaves Torino in the kind of early-season hole that transfer exits only deepen.
Njie himself has made one Serie A appearance in 2026-27, registering neither a goal nor an assist and earning an average rating of 6.90 — a respectable enough number for a single outing, but not the form of a player who has forced his way into Abate's plans. His AI overall score of 62 out of 100, with a potential ceiling of 72, tells a story of a player whose best football is still ahead of him. Fiorentina, presumably, are buying that ceiling.
The Swede had been linked to RB Salzburg and at least one club from outside Italy over the summer, but it is Fiorentina who have moved decisively. The structure of the agreement with Torino is settled, and Njie's own contractual requirements have been accommodated.
For Torino, the departure of Njie compounds a summer of outgoings. Ivan Ilić has joined Lecce, and Pedersen is close to a move to Olympiacos. Abate is managing a squad in visible transition while results have yet to follow. Selling a 21-year-old forward with upside, however modest his current numbers, is a gamble that the standings make harder to justify.
Njie moves to Florence with his best years still to define him.