{"id":8066,"date":"2026-05-13T22:59:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8066"},"modified":"2026-05-13T22:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:59:23","slug":"devastating-reason-why-chelsea-starlet-had-contract-terminated-after-two-games-with-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8066","title":{"rendered":"Devastating reason why Chelsea starlet had contract terminated after two games with club"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Former Chelsea starlet Tariq Lamptey has had his contract terminated at Fiorentina for a devastating reason.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lamptey, 25, joined Fiorentina for a fee of \u20ac6 million last summer after five years at Brighton and Hove Albion.<\/p>\n

He had established himself as one of the top young attacking right-backs in England during his time with the Seagulls, and also ranked as one of the quickest players in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

But he missed six months due to a knee injury in 2023, and would go on to make only 34 appearances in the league across his final two seasons with Brighton after being overtaken as first-choice by Joel Veltman.<\/p>\n

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Lamptey in action for Brighton against Newcastle in March 2025 (Image: Getty)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Lamptey made his debut for Fiorentina as an 88th-minute substitute during their 3-1 defeat to Napoli – part of what was a horror start to the campaign for the Italian side.<\/p>\n

Fiorentina didn’t win any of their first 15 matches and were rock bottom of the Serie A table until January, but have picked up in form to move clear of the relegation zone over the second half of the season.<\/p>\n

As for Lamptey, the Ghana international would make his second appearance – and first start – during a 2-1 defeat to Como in September.<\/p>\n

But he was withdrawn through injury after pulling up just 20 minutes into the match.<\/p>\n

He was later diagnosed with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, and underwent successful surgery.<\/p>\n

Lamptey was expected to miss at least six months of action, with Fiorentina describing the injury as a ‘complex clinical picture’ in a statement.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old shared photos of himself completing gym work in January, and he was expected to make a comeback at the end of February.<\/p>\n

However, there has still be no sign of Lamptey in Fiorentina’s squad over recent weeks, and the club announced on Monday that they had reached a mutual agreement to terminate his contract early.<\/p>\n

He will reportedly miss this summer’s World Cup with Ghana, who have been drawn against England, Croatia and Panama in Group L.<\/p>\n

Lamptey had initially agreed a five-year contract with the Italian club and, according to Capology, was earning around \u20ac44,000 per week.<\/p>\n

Fiorentina have a number of other ex-Premier League players on their books, with David De Gea, Moise Kean, Manor Solomon and Jack Harrison.<\/p>\n

Lamptey has already been removed from Fiorentina’s first-team squad page on their website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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