Juventus and Roma relaunch the green line. Inter takes Buchanan, Milan intervenes in the defense emergency. New arrivals at Napoli. Four hits from Torino. Verona made a virtue of necessity, with 13 transfers
The curtain falls on the Sheraton Hotel: the doors of the winter transfer market session officially close, leaving fans and managers with joys and… regrets. The strategies were different, suited to the needs of the various clubs. Milan immediately resolved the injury emergency with the return of Gabbia and the purchase of Terracciano, and then worked on the exits close to the bell. At the last minute, however, Roma went wild, having placed the moves of Angelino and Baldanzi during the week, accompanied by the transfers of Kumbulla (Sassuolo) and Belotti, Fiorentina’s new reinforcement.
the shots
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Inter and Juve, queens of the championship fight, have worked above all in perspective. The Nerazzurri have signed Buchanan to replace the injured Cuadrado, also initiating contacts to sign Taremi in the summer. The Bianconeri, who anticipated Marotta and Ausilio in the chase for Djalò, gave themselves the gift of Alcaraz at the last minute, a wildcard for the midfield on loan from Southampton. At Napoli, after the disappointing start to the season, Aurelio De Laurentiis looked for reinforcements: Mazzocchi, playmakers Traoré and Ngonge plus midfielder Dendoncker arrived at Mazzarri’s court. Elmas, a luxury coach, said goodbye after four years to leave for Leipzig. Raging Bull: Lovato, Juric’s protégé, Okereke, Masina and Kabic arrive. Three important reinforcements for the Granata. Ryan Kent’s arrival at Lazio is skipped at the last minute: the 27-year-old Englishman was supposed to join Sarri’s team on loan from Fenerbahce.
young people
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It was, once again, the market for young players, determined to change teams to increase their playing time. Juventus player Huijsen joined Roma on loan at Mou’s behest, but the Special One was sacked a couple of weeks later. The Giallorossi themselves loaned Kumbulla to Sassuolo, while Milan let Traoré (Palermo), Pellegrino (Salernitana), Romero (Almeria) and Maldini (Monza, via Empoli) leave. The Brianza people are always vigilant on the talent market, and in fact they have secured the former Napoli player Zerbin. Pierozzi, Zanoli and Vignato will grow in Salerno under the guidance of the expert Jerome Boateng.
the others
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Finally, a massive revolution involved Verona and Frosinone: the Ciociari closed the market with seven additions (above all Bonfiazi and Valeri), while Sogliano fished abroad after the transfers of various Hien (Atalanta), Djuric (Monza) , Faraoni (Fiorentina) and Doig (Sassuolo). Empoli says goodbye to Baldanzi but consoles themselves with Niang and Zurkowski, Bologna works in perspective and hires Odgaard as vice-Zirkzee. Cagliari welcomes Gaetano, Pafundi flies to Lausanne, Strefezza returns to Serie B at Como while Dragusin collects a monstrous sum from Genoa: Tottenham paid around 30 million to overcome the competition from Bayern. The Grifone, armed with a nice treasure, has given Vitinha on loan with an option. The official announcement arrived this morning, however, from tomorrow, the focus will return to the championship. That’s everything for this transfer market, but always watch out for the free agents…
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