According to well-known transfer reporter Romano, Empoli signed 18-year-old Bosnia and Herzegovina central defender Kevin Passalic.

Romano said that Roma and AC Milan originally planned to sign Passalic into the academy, but he signed with Empoli to directly join the first team.

Bosnia and Herzegovina defender Pasalic, born in 2007, is 1.95 meters tall and plays for Swedish football club IFK North Koppen.