According to Fabrizio Romano, Fiorentina and Spezia have reached an agreement for the Angolan striker move to Fiorentina. Another source revealed that Fiorentina spent 12M€ to secure the player and the agreement is valid until June 2027. Mbala Zola was the top scorer of Spezia in the Italian Serie A last season, he scored 13 goals but it was not enough to avoid Spezia relegation to Serie B.