Fiorentina admit the ball is in Riccardo Montolivo's court over new contract talks.

The Italy midfielder is tied to the Viola until 2012 and has put off negotiations over a new deal until the summer.

"We want to keep Montolivo," stated Fiorentina chief Sandro Mencucci on Wednesday afternoon.

"The long contract offer that we have presented him confirms as much. We can't really do much more than that.

"We have been clear, but now he needs to make a decision."