Ianis Hagi is a potential Romanian superstar and he recently joined Fiorentina in the hope of making it big in European football.

He is the son of legendary Romanian footballer Gheorghe Hagi. Many regardGheorghe Hagi as the greatest ever Romanian footballer. Currently working as a manager, he recently spoke about his son’s move to Fiorentina. After having worked with the youth teams at Steaua Bucharest, the youngster made his debut forViitorulConstanța in 2014. It did not take long for clubs to take notice and it has not been just because of the last name.

Following a lot of interest from clubs across Europe, the 17-year-old decided to sign for Fiorentina. The Italian club may not stay to be offering the ability to win trophies, butIanis requires regular first-team football at this moment in order to continue his development.

Furthermore, he needs to be alongside the top professionals in order to acquire their ways and learn the game as he goes along. When asked about his son’s choice of signing for Fiorentina,Gheorghe Hagi claimed that he had no say in the transfer and that his son was completely free to make the decision for himself. The former Romanian superstar says that he is happy with the progress made by his son at the Italian club.

“In the past month has made me a good impression, I am very pleased with him for his learning how it is progressing. When I went to Florence I realized that my son is well seen by the people, I hope you might be able to establish themselves there. The transfer decision was entirely his, has strongly backed the Fiorentina, I hope he can carve out a place in the first team,” said the Romanian, who is currently in charge ofViitorul.