Juventus’s Lois Opendas Sign (Photo: Juventus)
From the reigning champions to the most humble, newly promoted teams, everyone is busy dealing with this summer. Giancarlo Rinaldi is about to evaluate the winners and losers of this year’s Calciomercato.
It is a wonderful Italian summer pastime with pure speculation and almost substantial. Fans from all teams look beyond sports papers to explore small grids that show players who are buying, selling and interested. It’s impossible to say for sure that you did the best business until the action actually started, but that doesn’t stop people from trying. For example, many people who thought Juventus had “wind” the transfer market last season see how it ended. Still, here, what they are worth is some thoughts about the arrival and departure in all 20 of Italy’s biggest outfits.
Atalanta – 4.5/10 – It’s hard to escape the feeling of the end of the era when Jean Piero Gaspelini is gone. On top of that, the departure of Mateo Retegui and Matteo Ruggeri and the long conflict over the fate of Ademola Lookman and things don’t look good. Lecce’s Nikola Krstovic is a decent acquisition along with Inter’s Nicola Zalewski, but overall it looks weak on paper.
Bologna – 6/10 – They’re used to sacrificing some big names, and this summer was no exception. Dan Nudoi left one of the world’s culinary capitals for Nottingham, and Sam Beukema was snapped to Naples. However, it will be interesting to see Ciro Immobile and Federico Bernardeschi Return, and Rossoblu has a habit of integrating players well.
Cagliari – 5.5/10 – The loss of Roberto Piccoli is huge, but this is always a team about groups rather than individuals. Naples lender Michael Forrunshaw empowers the midfield, but Sebasciano Esposito, who was also lending it from Inter, is an exciting talent. At the end of the day, they also became the latest club in the hopes of reviving Andrea Berotti’s career.
COMO – 6.5/10 – There were no fireworks in the January campaign, but this still adds a powerful group. Alvaro Morata in Milan and Nicholas Kuhn of Celtic are the biggest names to land on the lake, while Gabriel Strefuzza heads to Olympiacos. If that doesn’t work, they can always spend the winter big again.
CREMONESE – 7/10 – A newly promoted aspect with a little money has become more common, and Jamie Vardy’s signature was, despite his year, a statement of intent. Alessio Zerbin of Naples and Federico Baskirotto of Lecque also had immediate impacts they hoped to continue as the campaign progressed.
Fiorentina – 7.5/10 – Not as expensive as who owned them. Viola has traditionally sold the best players – usually in Juventus – but this time Moys Keene remains in place and signed a new contract. In addition to his familiar faces, there are gambling with Edin Zeko, Hitman Roberto Piccoli, Simon Sohm and Tarik Rampey, covering most positions.
Genoa – 5/10 – With the Grifone safely piloted, Patrick Vieira might have been expecting a little more with a bolstering method. Deals with both sides of Milan – Nerazzuri’s Valentin Carboni and Rossoneri’s Lorenzo Colombo look the best of their acquisitions, but Conide Winter joins Max Alegri’s man at San Siro is a significant loss.
Inter – 6.5/10 – Manuel Akanji’s slow movements have boosted their performance a little as they made little major changes to the team. Petar Sucic hopes to have a positive impact and see Ange Bonny Shine. Zarevsky, Tajon Buchanan and Joaquin Correa, who are generally disappointed, all found new homes, so there were plenty of departures too.
Juventus – 7/10 – It’s difficult to rank this as it brings in untested performers in Serie A. Jonathan David, and is expected to be tied down from the reel and joined by former teammate Edon Zegrova. Lois Openda’s final deal is intriguing, but the likes of Nicolò Savona, Douglas Luiz, Timothy Weah, Nico Gonzalez and others move on.
Lazio – No votes – A transfer ban means that Maurizio Sari will have to work primarily with the players he had until next year. They are undoubtedly able to produce better than the previous period, but we still don’t see if he has the individuals he needs to play his football brand.
Lecce – 6/10 – This is truly hopeful rather than anticipated, as it gives Milan’s Francesco Camalda, one of Serie A’s great young talent, the opportunity to shine. He was joined by Ricardo Sottil, hoping to return to the heights he once showed with Fiorentina. Losing Krstovic and Baschirotto is undoubtedly hurtful, and the relegation battle is almost certainly nearing.
Milan – 8/10 – Theo Hernandez era was over, and losing Tijjani reijnders made the midfield very dense. However, Luka Modric adds a touch of aging classes, and Samuele Ricci can learn a lot from him. They were busy in the windows – perhaps because they needed to be – and added Christopher Nukank and the experienced Adrian Rabiot.
Naples – 9/10 – If Antonio Conte agreed to stay only if he got a reinforced team, then his wish appears to have been given. Kevin de Bruyne is a headline grass, but Lorenzo Lucca, Rasmus Hojland, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic and Noa Lang add the depth they need to help fight Europe and at home. Jack Ruspadri is looking forward to more football at Atletico Madrid.
Parma – 5/10 – The departure committee looks much stronger than its arrival with Ennio Tardini with Giovannileoni, the latest rising star, departing for England and Liverpool. There are no more Ange Bonny and Simon Sohm and if you’re hoping to get some places, you’ll need a more consistent and talented Gaetano Oristanio with a stable Patrick Cutrone.
PISA – 5.5/10 – They traded a lot of players so they can really do anything, but the overall impression is that of the team that carries out the work because they are doing their job. Juan Cuadrado brings some experience in a wider role while you need to expect M’bala Nzola to be able to find where the net is more frequently than it does in Fiorentina.
ROMA – 8/10 – A good start helped solidify the sense that we did well in the market this year. Evan Ferguson has already begun his Serie and has begun a better career than Artem Dovic did, and Brazilian Wesley has also shown his promise. Leon Bailey is a bit of a gamble and Constantinos Tsimika is a late purchase. With his yellow card alone, they will miss Leandro Paredes.
Sassuolo – 5.5/10 – It has never been much suggested that he would go anywhere this year, but keeping their charm Mimo Belardi is always a boost. Nemanja Matic has arrived at the veteran stage of his career and hopes that Fali Candé and Jay Idzes can avoid the fate they suffered in Venezia last season.
Turin – 6/10 – Seeing Rich definitely lower their quality, they did their best to give Marco Baroni a competitive team. Kristjan Asllani tries to revive his fate after time at Inter, while Giovanni Simeone and Cyril Ngonge give him the options up front. But they don’t seem to bother European places.
Udinese – 5.5/10 – Movement from Leeds, Lorenzo Lucca, Naples and Florian Taubin to the lens for Zhaka Bjor should be a truly lame blow, but this has always been the way of Studio Friuli. They have a habit of turning things like Adam Duxa into money in the transfer market, but the purchase of young Scott Lennon Miller is exciting if he spends a little game time.
Verona – 4/10 – Can they ignore all the logic once more and avoid drops? It would be difficult to fill Diego Coppola with defeat to Brighton and Daniele Guilardi to Rome, opening holes in their defenses. New names like Unai Nunez are not thrilling, but have previously shown that they can crush outcomes in the face of adversity. However, this year it still looks like a real mountain to climb.
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