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Fiorentina Welcome Back Adrian Mutu

Hasan Saiyid, February 3 2011,
Adrian Mutu returns to the fold after Fiorentina decide to forgive him.
Adrian Mutu could be a key player for Fiorentina this season
Adrian Mutu could be a key player for Fiorentina this season
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Fiorentina have pardoned Adrian Mutu, releasing a statement on their official website that says the striker can return to the squad tomorrow.

Mutu had petulantly left the training facilities after hearing that his request for a transfer to Cesena was rejected. Fiorentina froze him out of the squad as a consequence. However, after recriminations and reconciliations, Mutu has returned to Fiorentina, where he could form a fruitful partnership with Alberto Gilardino.

Fiorentina's official website released the following statement:

"ACF Fiorentina conveys that Adrian Mutu, as of tomorrow, Friday 4 February, will be reintegrated with the first team and therefore he will be at the disposal of the coach, Sinisa Mihajlovic."

This is not the first time that the 32-year-old Romanian has had trouble with authority. At Chelsea, Mutu was suspended after he failed a drugs test, and he also was at odds with then coach Jose Mourinho.

Talented but impetuous, Mutu was once considered one of the stars in Serie A. However, his stints at Verona and Parma during the early 2000s remain the high points of a career replete with controversy.

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