Fiorentina are looking to sign Guangzhou Evergrande striker Alberto Gilardino for a five-month spell, with the option to extend that later.
La Viola's recent contacts with the Chinese club have been for negotiation over Alessandro Diamanti, but reports suggest the World Champion could be joining his teammate in a return to Italy.
According to La Nazione, any success in picking up Gilardino would see him offered a contract with Fiorentina for a duration of five months.
Fiorentina are looking to sign Guangzhou Evergrande striker Alberto Gilardino for a five-month spell, with the option to extend that later.
La Viola's recent contacts with the Chinese club have been for negotiation over Alessandro Diamanti, but reports suggest the World Champion could be joining his teammate in a return to Italy.
According to La Nazione, any success in picking up Gilardino would see him offered a contract with Fiorentina for a duration of five months.
The proposed deal would include the option of a renewal at the end of the season, but it's unlikely such a transfer would take place until the final phases of the January window, according to the publication.
Any move would be a return to Florence for the 32-year-old, following a previous four-year spell with La Viola that ended in 2012.