Fiorentina are considering whether to leave their main training centre, Viola Park, because of the extreme heat players face there during the summer.
Climate change in Europe is increasingly affecting football, and the conditions at the club’s current base have reportedly led to regular complaints from players. The heat is making it more difficult to carry out preparations effectively.
According to derbyderbyderby.it, citing the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Fiorentina’s leadership is now examining the possibility of moving the training centre to a cooler location.
A mountainous area is one potential option. The club could even look beyond Italy, with England and Austria mentioned as possible destinations. Austria is understood to be the more likely of those two alternatives.
Fiorentina’s poor starts to the season over several consecutive years have added to concerns that the existing preparation process is not working as intended.