Jack Harrison left Leeds United on loan in January but his future beyond this season remains uncertain.
Out-on-loan Leeds United winger Jack Harrison admits any player would love to play for Fiorentina as the Italian side weigh up whether to make his temporary move permanent.
Harrison joined Fiorentina on a six-month loan in January, having started just one Premier League game for Leeds all season. That came in a dismal 1-0 defeat at relegation-threatened Burnley in which he and Brenden Aaronson were the only available wingers, with that and 10 substitute appearances producing neither a goal nor an assist.
Without truly setting the Artemio Franchi Stadium alight, Harrison has contributed to an improvement in results which has seen Fiorentina pull away from serious relegation trouble. The winger has three assists in 16 Serie A appearances, two of which have come in consecutive 1-0 wins over Hellas Verona and Lazio this month.
La Viola boss Paolo Vanoli has moved Harrison across to the right-hand side in recent weeks, a position in which both recent assists came from. In a 1-0 win at home to Lazio on Monday - the same night parent club Leeds beat Manchester United at Old Trafford - the 29-year-old found Robin Gosens with a floated cross to head home the winner in the 28th minute.
Following that decisive contribution, Harrison was quizzed on potentially staying at Fiorentina beyond this season. He said, as quoted by FirenzeViola: “I am very happy in Florence, the city is incredible and so is the club. As for the future, any player would obviously be happy to play here. We will see what happens.”
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As the YEP reported at the time of Harrison’s exit, Fiorentina have an option to make that loan move permanent for around £6million. Recent reports from Italy had suggested it was unlikely they would trigger the clause but that came before back-to-back league assists helped to earn a huge six points.
Former Championship title-winning Leeds loanee Manor Solomon also joined Fiorentina on loan in January with Corriere dello Sport reporting earlier this month club chiefs would be more open to triggering his £8.7m permanent clause. The winger has recently been out with a muscle injury, however, and there are believed to be concerns over his fitness.
Harrison will get the chance to further impress Fiorentina chiefs when his loan club face Crystal Palace in their Europa Conference League quarter-final second-leg clash on Thursday. La Viola host Oliver Glasner’s side with a mountain to climb, having lost 3-0 at Selhurst Park last week.
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