Roma is considering the Belotti-Ikoné exchange with Fiorentina. A complex operation, given the differences in the two players' salaries and the few days available. However, the Giallorossi club is looking for a forward who can enhance the game of Daniele De Rossi and the Fiorentina's forward could be the right choice.
Who is Jonathan Ikoné: technical characteristics and career
Born in 1998, Jonathan Ikoné is a forward who loves to start from the right to converge on the left. In Vincenzo Italiano's Fiorentina he has played mainly in a 4-3-3 which often turned into a 4-2-3-1 with a midfielder advancing on the three quarters. Ikoné arrived in Florence in January 2022 for 14 million euros, a sum paid by the Viola club to take him from Lille, where he spent 3 important seasons. The Frenchman of Congolese origin has collected 16 goals and 27 assists in 150 appearances with Lille. Previously he had a stint at Montpellier but his footballing journey began in the youth teams of Bondy (along with Kylian Mbappé) and those of Paris Saint-Germain with whom he won the Under 19 title. In 2016 he also debuted with the first team of the Parisian club.
He had a good impact with the Serie A, collecting 17 appearances in the second half of the 2022 season and 33 last year (4 goals and 5 assists). Since wearing the Fiorentina jersey he has totaled 9 goals and 11 assists in all competitions, showing that he can be decisive both in front of goal and in assisting his teammates.
A very technical player, with a good left foot. When he starts from the right and manages to converge towards the center of the field he often finds the winning move, sometimes with a shot from outside, other times with a cut ball in the middle for the forwards or for the half-wingers' runs.
How would he fit into De Rossi's Roma
In the 4-3-3 that De Rossi has in mind for Roma, he could perfectly fit on the right, but also on the left with the possibility of going to the bottom to cross. Compared to Belotti he has profoundly different characteristics, certainly fewer goals in his feet but more arrows in his bow.
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