🤑 Safe bets, stars and some hurdles: the transfer market of Serie A giants | OneFootball

New coaches, excellent sales, and equally valuable purchases. The first 20 days (official) of the transfer market have brought great changes within the main Serie A clubs.

According to the data reported by Transfermarkt, Atalanta is the big spender so far. The Goddess has shelled out 79.8 million euros from its own pockets. Following are Juventus (73.9), Inter (68.4), Fiorentina (43.5), and Napoli (43.1). The club that has earned the most, however, is Milan with 98.8 million.

Let's take a look at the market report conducted by the top Italian clubs so far.

Atalanta, the Juric era begins

After nine long and satisfying years with Gian Piero Gasperini at the helm of Atalanta, the Bergamo club has entrusted Ivan Juric, one of Gasp's main disciples. With the Croatian coach came the buyouts of Lazar Samardzic (14.8 million euros), Marco Brescianini (10), and Odilon Kossounou (20), the acquisition from the Premier League of Kamaldeen Sulemana, and the prospect from Genoa of the 2008-born Honest Ahanor, both for 17 million.

The imminent sale of Mateo Retegui to Saudi Arabia is also pushing the Bergamaschi to close the deal for Georges Mikautadze from Lyon. It remains to be seen how the probable departure of Ademola Lookman to Inter will be managed.

Bologna, goal reconfirmation

Bologna's goal under Vincenzo Italiano is to confirm the wonderful previous season concluded with the conquest of the Coppa Italia after 51 years. To achieve this, the Bologna management has decided to rely on the return to Italy of two European champions like Ciro Immobile and Federico Bernardeschi and a young central defender sought after by half the continent, Martin Vitik (11 million euros).

Currently, redeeming Nicolò Casale from Lazio for 6.5 million, reacquiring Tommaso Pobega from Milan for 8 million, and retaining all the best elements of the squad is further proof of Bologna's ambitions.

Fiorentina, time for Champions?

With Italiano first and Raffaele Palladino later, Fiorentina has shown it can be counted among the strongest teams in the league. Enriching the squad with the experience and quality of Edin Dzeko and the freshness of Jacopo Fazzini (10 million euros) and Mattia Viti (on loan) is no small feat. All this combined with Stefano Pioli's wise management bodes well.

The buyouts of Nicolò Fagioli (13.5 million), Albert Gudmundsson (13), and Robin Gosens (7) are another important piece. The potential acquisitions of Adrian Bernabe and Franck Kessie would represent a further leap in quality. Another goal, however, is to trim a squad that has grown enormously with numerous returns from loans.

Inter, few but good

After some transfer sessions characterized by financial constraints and free transfers, Inter has decided to invest and has so far tried to bolster and rejuvenate an exhausted squad. Under the new coach Cristian Chivu, 23-year-old Luis Henrique from Marseille for 23 million euros and 21-year-olds Petar Sucic from Dinamo Zagreb and Ange-Yoan Bonny from Parma, for 14 and 23 million respectively, have arrived.

The buyout of Nicola Zalewski for 6.5 million is also very important. The potential arrival of Lookman, finally, would more than compensate for the departures in attack of Joaquin Correa, Marko Arnautovic, and (probably) Mehdi Taremi.

Juventus, a matter of buyouts

Juventus' market is currently stuck on the buyouts of players acquired last season. The Bianconeri have so far spent 28.1 million euros for Nico Gonzalez, 17.2 for Lloyd Kelly, and 14.3 for Pierre Kalulu and Michele Di Gregorio. Francisco Conceicao should soon join them.

The other significant signing is that of Jonathan David, a 25-year-old Canadian forward who arrived on a free transfer after beating strong competition. Now Igor Tudor, confirmed at the helm of the Old Lady before the Club World Cup, will also have to deal with various returns from loans.

Lazio, blocked market

The market block that hit Lazio during the summer has left Maurizio Sarri and the management led by Claudio Lotito with their hands tied. The buyouts of Nicolò Rovella (17 million euros), Nuno Tavares (5), Luca Pellegrini (4), Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (3.43), and Samuel Gigot (500 thousand) are important but not enough to improve on last year's performance.

There is talk of concrete interest in Lorenzo Insigne, who has concluded his experience in MLS with the Toronto Raptors, but until the Biancocelesti resolve their issues, no potential signing can be made official.

Milan, yet another reconstruction

The Milan that welcomed the return of Massimiliano Allegri to the Rossoneri after 11 years is a team that will undergo yet another reconstruction of the last decade. The significant sales of Tijjani Reijnders and Theo Hernandez, from which the Devil earned 55 and 25 million euros respectively, have been numerically covered with the arrivals of Samuele Ricci for 23 million and Luka Modric on a free transfer.

The signings of 22-year-olds Ardon Jashari, a midfielder from Club Brugge, and Marc Pubill, a left winger from Almeria, also seem close, but it is in the center of defense and attack that Milan's new sporting director Igli Tare will need to act to make the team competitive.

Napoli, a striking move

The Italian champion Napoli has gifted itself Kevin De Bruyne on a free transfer and Noa Lang, a 26-year-old offensive winger from PSV Eindhoven, for 25 million euros. Additionally, Lorenzo Lucca (9 million for the loan) and Luca Marianucci (another 9 million for the permanent purchase) have been acquired.

The official signing of Sam Beukema from Bologna could soon be announced. Subsequently, it will be time to offload the numerous surplus players to focus on other pieces that should improve the squad in view of the dual league/Champions League commitment.

Roma, "delayed" market

Gasperini has already complained about the delay with which Roma is conducting the summer market. Today's arrival of Evan Ferguson has unlocked the situation after Benfica "snatched" Palmeiras midfielder Richard Rios from the Giallorossi.

In addition to the acquisition of the Irish striker from Brighton with the formula of a loan with an option to buy set at around 40 million euros, the buyout of Manu Kone and several sales are noteworthy.

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