Making the Grade? Every Serie A side’s transfer window rated | OneFootball

From the reigning champions to the most humble newly-promoted team, everyone has been busy wheeling and dealing this summer. Giancarlo Rinaldi tries to assess this year’s Calciomercato winners and losers.

It is a great Italian summer pastime of pure conjecture and very little substance. Fans of every team pore over their sports paper to look at a little grid which shows the players they have bought, sold and are interested in. It is impossible to say with any certainty who has done the best business until the action actually begins, but that never stops people from trying. Last season, for example, many people reckoned Juventus had “won” the transfer market – and look how that ended. Still, here, for what they are worth, are some thoughts on the arrivals and departures at all 20 of Italy’s top-tier outfits.

Atalanta – 4.5/10 – It is hard to escape the feeling of the end of an era with Gian Piero Gasperini gone. Add to that the departures of Mateo Retegui and Matteo Ruggeri and the long wrangle over Ademola Lookman’s fate and things don’t look great. Nikola Krstovic from Lecce is a decent acquisition along with Nicola Zalewski from Inter but overall they look weaker on paper.

Bologna – 6/10 – They have got used to sacrificing some big names and this summer was no different. Dan Ndoye left behind one of the world’s culinary capitals for Nottingham while Sam Beukema was snapped up by Napoli. It will be intriguing, though, to see Ciro Immobile and Federico Bernardeschi return and the Rossoblu have a habit of integrating players well.

Cagliari – 5.5/10 – The loss of Roberto Piccoli is a big one but this has always been a team more about the collective than any individual. Napoli loanee Michael Folorunsho lends strength to the midfield, while Sebastiano Esposito, also on loan from Inter, is an exciting talent. Late in the day they also became the latest club to hope they can revive Andrea Belotti’s career.

COMO, ITALY – AUGUST 16: Alvaro Morata of Como 1907 looks on before the Coppa Italia match between Como 1907 and FC Sudtirol at Stadio G. Sinigaglia on August 16, 2025 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Como – 6.5/10 – There have not really been the fireworks of the January campaign but still this has the look of a strong group with more added. Alvaro Morata from Milan and Nicolas Kuhn from Celtic are the biggest names to land on the lake while Gabriel Strefezza makes his way to Olympiacos. They can always spend big again in the winter if it doesn’t work out.

Cremonese – 7/10 – Newly-promoted sides with a bit of money to spend are becoming more commonplace and the signing of Jamie Vardy – despite his years – was a statement of intent. Alessio Zerbin from Napoli and Lecce’s Federico Baschirotto have also made an immediate impact that they will hope to continue as the campaign progresses.

Fiorentina – 7.5/10 – A high mark not so much for their acquisitions as for who they kept. The Viola have traditionally sold their best players – usually to Juventus – but this time Moise Kean stayed put and signed a new contract. Add to that familiar face Edin Dzeko, hitman Roberto Piccoli, Simon Sohm and a gamble on Tariq Lamptey and you have cover in most positions.

Genoa – 5/10 – Having steered the Grifone to safety, Patrick Vieira might have expected a bit more in the way of reinforcements. Deals with either side of Milan – the Nerazzurri’s Valentin Carboni and Rossoneri’s Lorenzo Colombo look the best of their acquisitions but Koni De Winter, who joins Max Allegri’s men in the San Siro, is quite a loss.

Inter – 6.5/10 – A late move for Manuel Akanji upped their grade a little as they made few major changes to their squad. Petar Sucic has made a positive impact and they will hope to see Ange Bonny shine. Plenty of departures too as the generally disappointing Zalewski, Tajon Buchanan and Joaquin Correa all found new homes.

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Juventus – 7/10 – A tricky grading this one as they bring in some performers untried in Serie A. Jonathan David was tied up a while ago from Lille and looks set to be joined by former teammate Edon Zhegrova. A last-gasp deal for Lois Openda is intriguing while the likes of Nicolò Savona, Douglas Luiz, Timothy Weah and Nico Gonzalez all move on.

Lazio – No vote – A transfer ban means Maurizio Sarri will largely have to work with the players he has got until next year. There is no doubt they can produce better than they did last term but whether he has the individuals he needs to play his brand of football remains to be seen.

Lecce – 6/10 – This is really more in hope than expectation as they will give a chance to one of Serie A’s great young talents – Milan’s Francesco Camarda – to shine. He is joined by Riccardo Sottil hoping to get back to the heights he once showed with Fiorentina. Losing Krstovic and Baschirotto will undoubtedly hurt and a relegation battle almost certainly looms.

Milan – 8/10 – The Theo Hernandez era has ended and losing Tijjani Reijnders severely dents the midfield. However, Luka Modric adds a touch of albeit ageing class and Samuele Ricci can learn a lot from him. They were busy throughout the window – perhaps because they needed to be – and also added Christopher Nkunku and the experienced Adrien Rabiot.

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Napoli – 9/10 – If Antonio Conte only agreed to stay if he got a strengthened squad then it appears his wish has been granted. Kevin De Bruyne is the headline-grabber but Lorenzo Lucca, Rasmus Hojland, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic and Noa Lang add the kind of depth needed to help fight in Europe and at home. Jack Raspadori will hope for more football at Atletico Madrid.

Parma – 5/10 – The departures board looks a lot stronger than the arrivals at the Ennio Tardini with Giovanni Leoni the latest rising star to depart to England and Liverpool. Ange Bonny and Simon Sohm are also gone and it will need the steady Patrick Cutrone and more inconsistent but talented Gaetano Oristanio to deliver if they hope to get about the bottom few places.

Pisa – 5.5/10 – They really could be anything as they swapped a lot of players but the overall impression is of a team that will have its work cut out to stay afloat. Juan Cuadrado brings some experience in a wide role while they will need to hope M’Bala Nzola can find where the net is more often than he did while at Fiorentina.

Roma – 8/10 – A good start has helped to cement the feeling that they have done well in the market this year. Evan Ferguson has already begun his Serie A career better than Artem Dovbyk did and Brazilian Wesley has also shown promise. Leon Bailey is a bit of a gamble and Konstantinos Tsimikas a late buy. They will miss Leandro Paredes, if only for his yellow cards.

Sassuolo – 5.5/10 – There was never really much suggestion he would go anywhere this year but keeping their talisman Mimmo Berardi is always a boost. Nemanja Matic is another at the veteran stage of his career to arrive while they will hope that Fali Candé and Jay Idzes can avoid the fate they suffered at Venezia last season.

TURIN, ITALY – MAY 11: Kristjan Asllani of FC Internazionale celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Serie A match between Torino and FC Internazionale at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on May 11, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Torino – 6/10 – Seeing Ricci go undoubtedly diminishes their quality but they have tried their best to give Marco Baroni a competitive squad. Kristjan Asllani will look to revive his fortunes after his time at Inter while Giovanni Simeone and Cyril Ngonge give options up front. It still doesn’t look like they will trouble the European places, however.

Udinese – 5.5/10 – Moves away for Jaka Bijol to Leeds, Lorenzo Lucca to Napoli and Florian Thauvin to Lens should really be a crippling blow but this has always been the way at the Stadio Friuli. They have a habit of turning the likes of Adam Duksa into transfer market gold while the purchase of young Scot Lennon Miller is an exciting one if he gets a bit of game time.

Verona – 4/10 – Can they defy all logic once more and avoid the drop? Losing Diego Coppola to Brighton and Daniele Ghilardi to Roma punches a hole in their defence that it will be hard to fill. New names like Unai Nunez are hardly thrilling but they have shown before that they can grind out results in the face of adversity. But it still looks like a real mountain to climb this year.