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Benetton to buy Fiorentina?

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Cecchi Gori, the majority shareholder in Italian Serie A club Fiorentina, has informed the club's general assembly that he wants to sell up - but sale talks have yet to begin.

Fiorentina recently reached a once and for all agreement with the Tuscany tax office and the Treasury in relation to debts owned by the club, but this has not stopped the Italian media magnate from seeking an exit from the financially troubled club.

According to Italian press reports, Benetton, the popular Italian fashion brand, may be ready to invest in the club. The director general of the Cecchi Gori Group reportedly said that the Cecchi Gori family was planning to sell 15 percent of the club to Benetton.