Hello and welcome back to another episode of Serie A Spotlight.
This is episode 86 or our first episode of season 3.
We are hosts Matt and Jake, good to be back after quite a long layoff from our end bro.
Yes we've been struggling with the lack of football, these pre-season friendlies aren't
quite fun to watch.
The USA ones have been alright so far, the Milan Real game actually felt like a real
football game.
It was competitive, no?
It was very competitive and nice to see Milan holding their own over there and everything
promising.
Now on Thursday there is Milan against Juventus as well.
Yes.
That's tomorrow morning at 2 o'clock in the morning or 4 o'clock in the morning?
I'm not quite sure.
I'll have to watch it later because I ain't about that life.
I'm not about that life either.
The 5am club is not for me.
Today we're going to be talking about transfers guys.
We're going to be covering every single transfer that has been done so far.
Juventus, Wednesday the 26th of July 2023 currently, all the way from Napoli down to
the newly promoted teams in Frosignano, Gianna and Calieri.
We're going to be talking about the changes that they've gone through, be it managerial
or be it on the pitch.
Whilst you guys are probably really excited for this episode with the lack of football,
the lack of content out at the moment, these are the episodes that as podcast is, I'm
afraid I'm less excited for because simply we recorded today and by tomorrow inter would
sign the fucking Messi.
So it becomes outdated pretty quick.
You see a headline, ke kol po.
Lukaku of the Juventus.
Last season we finished recording an entire episode, an entire episode, only to hit the
stop button and find out that the balla joined Roma.
We didn't even address it as a rumor.
That would have been the headline.
Literally.
But I think we got everything rumour-wise so unless someone's moving in silence.
Exactly.
Like lasagna.
There we go.
We'll see.
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And yet it should be bags of fun, man.
Yeah, we'll do two auctions per year.
There's the winter market and the pre-season market.
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But anyway, as Jake said, what we'll be doing is starting from Napoli, going down all the
way to Frozignone, Genoa and Calieri and discussing what acquisitions have been made, the players
that are leaving and obviously some rumors, some political movement, so on and so forth.
So without further ado, I think we could start off with one of the lesser active teams and
those are the champions in Napoli.
What have they done so far, bro?
Absolutely fucking nothing.
So they have a new sporting director called Mauro Meluso as Cristiano Juntolly went to
Juventus.
Now, Cristiano Juntolly is the man who discovered the likes of Kim and Ozzy Menon for a scale.
He's a great, great, great sporting director and he will be working closely with Juvenal.
The man in his stead is Mauro Meluso.
Okay.
And he hasn't had much to do so far.
The only activity they've done is selling Kim Mingjai to Bayern Munich for 50 million,
which is a very good deal, in my opinion, for one season.
You never knew if he was going to repeat it or not.
Exactly.
50 million for a guy at his age.
Why not?
Not that he's old, but he's in his prime.
Yeah, he had a 50 million season.
Apparently, Harry Maguire had an 80 million season.
Yeah, exactly.
You literally never know.
It's good money.
They've bought Elia Caprila, the goalkeeper from Barri, but they've sent him on loan
to Ampoly.
He might be their starting keeper over there instead of Vecario.
He played for Barri last season.
He played every single game and almost got promoted to say, yeah, if it weren't for that
play of final loss at the very last minute, second, very last second.
Yeah, very good.
Yeah, very good play of tournament.
He was good.
I remember you commenting about him specifically while he was playing.
Yes, when it comes to rumors, apparently they're very close to Lenz's Kevin Danso,
who's a centre back, but they also appreciate the likes of Mav Ropanios from Stuttgart.
He's obviously Greek with that name and Kilman from Wolves.
Verona's Faroni is another player that they've been looking at.
They're considering Bernadeschi, who wants to return to European football.
And they have also considered the likes of Maxim Lopez of Saswolo.
Very good talent.
And I think many teams in Italy could use the services.
Yeah, it'd be a direct advice for Lobotka.
And well, to be honest, they need advice for Lobotka.
Of course, with Benacer out injured, it might be a good coup for Milan as well, right now,
a cheap, low cost solution.
But he's also attracting lots of attention abroad as well.
He actually worked with Rudy Garcia, the new manager.
Has he?
Yes.
At Marseille.
Oh, okay.
Yeah.
Okay.
Yes, we forgot to mention, of course, Spalletti is no longer the manager of Rudy Garcia as
in charge.
He plays a similar system.
We'll use the same lineup, same formation, same style.
Yeah, we'll see what they do to replace that centre back as well.
I think with the exception of obviously Spalletti and Kim Min Jae, what we're seeing is continuity
here from Annapolis, I that absolutely demolished everyone and their dog last season, apart
from Milan.
But I think that's important.
Now, why is it important to shake things up?
You have to look at the dominant side of Napoli and say, not many changes need to be made
over there.
Yeah, honestly, no, they ran away with the league, right?
And they did quite well in the Champions League as well.
Do not sleep on them simply because they had a quiet Mercato because they might very much
come in as favourites this season.
For sure, Zelinski is rumoured to be moving to Lazio or Saudi Arabia, while Lozano is
also rumoured to be moving to Saudi Arabia.
Zanoli, their deputy right back for Di Lorenzo, will probably go out on loan again, but it's
unsure as to who he will join.
He performed very, very well at Sampdoria last season and I think, well, if the managers
and the sporting directors have half a brain cell, they would realise that he did have
a very good campaign at Sampdoria and even his contributions as a right back were very,
very good, especially in the latter parts of the season.
Very energetic player, lively, bombs forward.
Absolutely.
That's pretty much it for Napoli.
We can insert the John Travolta meme over here where he's looking around from the podfiction,
you know the words, because absolutely no one new has joined the club so far.
No, not at all, but this is still the same team with Gvarrackel, yeah, it's still the
same team with Ossimen, so all they need to worry about right now is just getting a few
deputies in to give them that good rotation that they have.
They still have the likes of Raspadori on the bench, they still have Simeone on the
bench, they still have Politan on the right, they still have all these guys, so I don't
think there's too much to worry about.
And not to mention, there's still a month to go of the Mercato.
Exactly.
So, yeah.
Lazio, shall we move on to Lazio, bro, up to you.
We shall move on to Lazio so far.
What they have done is probably the biggest piece of news regarding Lazio, is that their
star player Sergei Milinkovic-Sovic is off to Saudi Arabia, yes, Lazio have accepted
a 40 million offer from Al-Hilal, which is double of what he was going for had he gone
to a Serie A team, there were 20 million bids, 25 million asking prices for him.
A shame to see him leave Europe so early, the guy is 27 or 28 years old, if I'm not
mistaken, a big, big, big loss for Lazio over there.
He was everything for them in that midfield, especially his eye for goal, his size, his
technique, he's an irreplaceable talent, there are few players like him in that role.
So that would be a massive loss, however, a good 40 million to make over there, especially
when he just had one year left on his contract.
Speaking of players that left the club on a free, young Luca Romero, the right winger,
you might notice him from all of these videos of him representing the under 18s of Argentina
back in the day, scoring some absolute worldies, he made a few features here and there last
season, he just scored a fantastic goal for Milan against Real Madrid in a preseason friendly
in the US, where you obviously heard from our goal of the week in our intro.
Goal of the preseason.
A bit funny to see him leave on a free because he's such a bright talent, but a brilliant
acquisition for Milan and quite a loss for Lazio, I would say they had two significant
losses over here.
Yeah, I totally agree, Luca Romero, and don't just look at his long range shooting and his
trickiness, you know, that's not even the best part of his game.
It's his footballing mind.
Absolutely.
He has very good footballing IQ and he's very mature for his age and he's very selfless
in his play.
He knows how to link up with teammates.
He knows when to pass and then he knows when he needs to turn, take on a man and shoot
from his knees.
Exactly.
He's very small.
He fits into the, into tight spaces really well, great close ball control as well.
Very similar play style to Messi.
There I say, nowhere near, nowhere near the quality naturally, but he does have a very,
very bright, bright future ahead of him.
Now, speaking of players that Lazio brought in so far, Tati Castellanias is the player
they brought in from the MLS from the New York Cosmos for 15 million, a 24 year old
striker.
He actually has quite a solid record.
He's got 50 goals and 20 assists in 106 MLS matches and also 13 goals and one assist in
35 matches in La Liga with Girona.
Now, 13 goals in La Liga with a club like Girona, along with one assist is quite a good
record and he is known for his finishing.
He's known for his hold up play and his versatility as well.
The guy can play in quite a few positions in that attacking front.
A good vice for Ciro Mopile who has struggled with injuries.
Definitely.
Mopile is obviously very difficult to displace, but he has struggled with injuries as you
said and consistency.
So we might be seeing a lot of this Tati Castellanias game next season.
The last bomber that Lazio bought who scored wherever he was because in reality you can
only score where you're at.
So if you say, oh, he's only scored in the MLS, he's only scored in this league, whatever,
you can only score where you are.
The last striker they brought in was Muri.
Oh my God.
And he absolutely flopped.
So let's hope that this one goes better.
Absolutely.
And of course, once Zelinski has discussed, but they are also rumored to be signing Gabriel
Ibrahim Assau for 15 a million from Frankfurt.
This guy is a medzala and can also play as a register.
He got four goals in 32 games last year.
They also like Richie from Torino, but the Roscoe price is 30 million.
In Mobile, I should renew there was some drama going on with him potentially going to Saudi
as well.
Yes.
The Saudi invasion is real.
It is.
It really, really is.
They also appreciate the talent of Kalem Khatzin Odoi.
Okay.
Interesting one there.
I really wanted them to get Zaha.
They looked like they wanted.
They did.
They did look like they were going to sign Zaha.
Zaha is a natural left winger and they have Zakani over there, but he's quite versatile.
You could see him on the right, which was probably where he was going to end up playing
for them.
Again, not too much activity here for Lazio.
I do anticipate that they will be spending that 40 million that they got in for Sergey
Milinkovich-Savich, especially.
Sarri has made it clear that he would like to invest and strengthen the side, especially
that significant loss of Sergey Milinkovich-Savich.
That is, they are in need of a replacement in that area.
Anything to see what's going to happen with a player like Luis Alberto, who has flirted
with a move away from Lazio for the past two seasons.
I do believe there's a lot of movement left for Lazio in this Mercato.
A very famous Luis Alberto quote was when they asked him about the new team Plain.
They asked him, what do you think of the new Lazio Plain?
I was like, it's very nice.
It's a shame they can't pay our salaries.
Jesus Christ.
Immediately on the attack.
All right, man, I just asked you a question.
Who are you angry with, bro?
Moving on to a very active team.
Yes, Inter.
Yes, Inter have, of course, let's start with who they've lost so far.
Yes, a long list over here, guys.
So Edin Zekko has gone to Fenerbahce on a free Lorenzo Pirolla, has joined Salernitano
for five million, Brozovic has gone to Al Nasir for 18 million, Milan's Sprinja has
gone to PSG for three, Roberto Galliardini has gone to Monza for three, Samuel Mollattieri,
the young striker has gone to Suswala for six million, Dorian Malis has gone to Young
Boys for two million.
Who the fuck?
Andrea Onaana has gone to Manchester United for 52.5 million, while Facundo Colidio has
gone to Liverpool for 4.5 million and Valentin Carboni has officially joined.
Monza.
Now, when it comes to players leaving, bro, they've made quite a bit of money, but big
profiles leaving here.
Big profiles, I mean, you've got the metronome in Brozovic, sure they have.
The biggest miss of all of them.
Absolutely, I would agree with you over there.
Now, obviously, they do have a player like Cialan Oglo that is versatile, that can fit
that role, but he doesn't bring that calm nature that Brozovic gets where, you know,
if a player is struggling and is in a tight position, just pass it to Brozovic and he
can switch up play and he can calm the tempo and control the tempo.
So massive loss for them over there.
Onaana and Andanovich are obviously their two goalkeepers.
And Rado as well, they go to Liverpool.
And Rado, so they do need to invest over there.
And also their squad is looking quite thin at the moment, which isn't something we're
used to with Inter.
So they do need to get more active.
The only thing is, yes, they've made good money.
18 million from Brozovic, 52 million for Onaana, 6 million for Molatieri, 5 million for Pirrola.
This is all good money, 4.5 million for Colidó.
They could invest it, right?
But it is no secret that they have struggled significantly when it comes to their finances
and when it comes to balancing the books.
So how much of that is going to be reinvested and how much of that is going to be damage
control?
It's also good to mention that obviously Lukaku is no longer part of the team.
He was loaned in last season.
So very important to know that.
They were trying to buy him out, but then they discovered that Lukaku had been negotiating
with Juventus before the Champions League final was even played.
And that put him in the bad books of the Inter management who do not wish to be associated
with him anymore.
Lukaku is the king of burning bridges.
Lukaku against the world.
What Inter have moved smart with their low cost moves they've brought in Juan Cuadrado
from Juventus who is now 35 years old.
They've brought in Marcus Thuram from Monshin Gladbach on a free, which is a very good
signing.
He's only 25 years old.
He's versatile.
He can play left wing or striker.
Son of Lillian, obviously.
Son of Lillian.
Yes, he will be relied upon as a bummer to replace Lukaku.
Baloghan and Morata are still rumored of course, but this guy has 13 goals and 6 assists in
the 28 starts last season, so very exciting over there.
Davide Fratese was brought in on loan with obligation to buy for 27 million from Sasuolo.
We all know what he can do.
And Jan Orel Bissek was brought in from, dare I say, AGFR Hus for 7 million.
He's a center back.
He's 22 years old.
He's very physically strong.
He's good in the air.
His passing, his distribution and his pace are highlighted as his weak points.
He'll be good in a back three, however.
It does seem like he'll fit in his back three quite seamlessly.
I think so.
He'll probably fit in like a glove.
Roma, fun fact about the Fratese deal, bro, they will make over 8 million from the Salon
Clause.
Really?
Because Fratese was a Roma youth.
Roma youth, no?
Because he started with Lazio's primavera and then moved to Roma's primavera.
Then he went to Sasuolo and was loaned out to Ascoli, Empoli, Monza and eventually sold
to Inter.
He made the Serie A bird team of the season, fun fact with Monza, scoring eight goals in
37 games.
Wow.
He's been pretty good in Serie A too.
I like the way he inserts himself, Fratese.
I like Fratese a lot, man.
He's a very intelligent player and he's quite unpredictable as well.
You see him bag a couple of goals.
He doesn't really get assists.
That's one thing that he doesn't have to his arsonists.
He didn't get a single assist last season, Fratese for Sasuolo.
But a very street smart player.
He's good in front of goal.
He gets, rather than him being good in front of goal, he finds himself in a lot of these
positions.
He's very, very smart with his positioning.
Now it wouldn't be us talking about Inter's transfer market without mentioning the fact
that they have gotten the double over Milan with two of these players.
It did seem like to Ram after rejecting PSG was very, very, very close to a move on a
free to AC Milan.
He was going to be Milan's starting potentially striker next year.
However, in one day and a half, everything turned upside down for Milan and Inter swooped
in.
He had been linked to Inter the summer before that.
And it just seems like ever since that link, that that is the club that he wanted.
Davide Fratese was also linked with Milan to replace Tonali, obviously as a medzala,
as a box-to-box that is a player that fits that profile quite well.
However, Milan did think the asking price of 27 million for him was a little bit too
high.
And considering the acquisitions Milan have made, they've moved quite smart to kind of
overcome these two massive losses to Inter.
Yes, I definitely agree, bro.
So Inter's main concern right now to sum it all up is they need a goalkeeper because
they've gone on their preseason tour.
They need two goalkeepers.
They went on their preseason tour with Di Gennaro and goal.
Di Gennaro played in Serie A.
Di Gennaro, the restaurant in Milan, bro.
Fucking.
Yes, they were trying for Jan Summer, but Bayern want to find a replacement before they sell.
Now look at the difference between how these clubs are run.
Bayern Munich want to find a replacement before they let go of their second goalkeeper while
Inter sold their first one without even thinking.
Money, bro.
Money.
They need the money.
Tonali is rumored to be joining Inter as a centre back.
Yes, Tonali from Atlanta.
Skamakan Morata are still being discussed for the striker position and someards, which
is also a profile who Inter appreciated.
Someards, which of course plays with Udinese.
Yes, a star player, a very, very bright future.
Absolutely.
Moving on.
Now we could do an entire episode on the transfer Mercato of AC Milan who finished fourth last
season with a stroke of luck, reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in the
beginning of the transfer market.
Well, rather after the last game of the season against Verona, the news broke out that Milan
and Maldini have parted ways after Jerry Cardinale gave him and Massara the boot for misusing
the funding that they had allocated to him, offering such high wages to a player like
Divock Origi, signing Decatelare, who was unproven for 35 million.
Dest.
Dest as well.
And then moments after that.
A couple of weeks after that, whilst I was out having a few drinks as well, Tonali, it
just suddenly from one day to the next Tonali was confirmed to be joining Newcastle United
for the fee of 64 million.
A player that bleeds red and black, a lifelong AC Milan fan.
It was absolutely devastating for Milan fans to lose a legend like Maldini, five Champions
Leagues, an entire career at AC Milan, the pull factor he had was ridiculous.
And then Massara finding players and getting coups like Ben Nasser, like Leal, Caloulu,
Theo Hernandez, Tonali, all of these coups.
And then suddenly they have parted ways.
However, Milan have moved very strategically with that 64 million that was made from Sandro
Tonali.
And before I get into that, they also parted ways with Marco Bresciannini, who went to
Frosinione and Matteo Gabbia, who has been loaned to Via Real and potentially that will
be made permanent.
Now with the acquisitions in from that 64 million euro that they made of Sandro Tonali, Milan
have signed a vice goalkeeper for Mike Manian in Marco Sportiello from Atalanta on a free
31 year old Italian goalkeeper.
Ruben Loftus Csik, a central midfielder from Chelsea for 16 million, very versatile player,
very technically gifted, known, however, to be quite injury prone.
Luca Romero as a right winger on a free from Lazio.
We've already covered him.
Christian Pulisic from Chelsea, another fantastic player, still young, 24 years old.
We all know how capable he is.
We all know that on his day, lockdown Pulisic can be one of the best players in the world.
However, he does struggle significantly with injuries.
Tiani Reinders from AZ at Alcmaar for 19 million, a medzala, very, very technically gifted,
good shooting, good passing, good tackling and absolute all rounder, a direct replacement
for Sandro Tonali.
He becomes one of the legendary Dutch players to join Milan.
Manuel Trucquese from VRL for 20 million plus 8 million in bonuses, right winger, very,
very quick, very skillful, a very exciting player to bring in.
This is a player that's worth 50 million, but only had one season left on his contract.
Very, very exciting.
You know what excites me about Trucquese?
The fact that you have Lea on the left, whose biggest strength is his stride, right?
So he's good when he has space.
He'll knock the ball past his man and he'll beat him like that.
Trucquese is the complete opposite.
Trucquese wants the ball as close to him as possible.
So there's two complete opposites on each flank and that's going to be super fun to
watch.
And in between them, another great signing for AC Milan, Noah Okafor from Red Bull Salzburg
for 14 million, 23 years old.
The guy can play as a winger.
He can play as a striker.
He is known for ruining the career of now teammate Pierre Caloulu after he bagged a goal
for Milan after putting the ball through Caloulu's legs and then putting the ball through Mike
Manian's legs.
The guy looks very, very good.
The question is, is he going to be the starting striker?
Is he going to rotate with Giroux?
Is Trucquese going to start on the right wing or is it going to be Pulisic?
Is Pulisic going to play as an attacking midfielder?
The options that Milan have to their arsenal for next season are absolutely crazy, bro.
What do you make of their Mercato so far?
So when it comes to the players brought in, they all have one thing in common and that
is clear talent.
Yes.
You don't have any of these guys can all play very well.
They're all high technique players.
Absolutely.
Granted, the output isn't great.
For example, Noah Okafor, you look at Noah Okafor last games and last season in the Austrian
League, he played 21 games, he got seven goals and three assists.
Not crazy.
He got three goals in six Champions League games, which is a very good sign because they're
not often the favorite.
Exactly.
And against Milan, he was one of the liveliest players in both games.
Absolutely.
His best domestic season was in 2021 where he got nine goals and nine assists.
So once again, not a very productive striker, but a very talented striker.
He didn't always play striker for them as well.
He can play on the wing as well.
Yes.
That's a very good point.
You look at Chouquette as well, not the most productive last season.
He had 27 starts.
He got six goals and five assists.
Not crazy, but at least he brings a different dynamic to the team.
Exactly.
You look at, for example, Reinders, excuse my pronunciation.
How do you?
Reinders?
I say Reinders.
Reinders.
He is super consistent.
That's what's nice to see.
He played 34 games in the area of how do you pronounce it?
I don't know.
Airde Vizzi.
Airde Vizzi last season.
He got three goals and eight assists.
He also got two assists in the conference league.
So that's a player at least who doesn't really suffer from injuries.
He is always there.
Yeah.
I think he's going to be fantastic for Milan in midfield.
I think the players that were signed, obviously you're talking about the output that they
had and so on and so forth.
I think systematically they all fit the mold very, very well.
You look at a player like Noah Okofor, for example.
I watched a video breaking down his style of play and the majority of work that he does
is off the ball when it comes to the press.
And that really helps with a purely system that is very offensive, a purely system that
doesn't let the other team breathe plays with the Gaghan press.
And he is going to be a fantastic player off the ball with their Milan.
Neither goal or whether Milan wants to salvage a point, for example, he's going to be key
for them.
Yes.
In a 4-2-3-1 or a 4-3-3 such as Milan play, there's going to be a new dynamic now because
Giroud, God bless him, I love him, but he can't press as intensely as a younger profile
can.
Yeah.
And this guy is going to give Milan a new dynamic.
I'm also very happy with Marco Sportiello as a second goalkeeper.
He can move so out of Atalanta last season.
Last eight games of the season, it was Sportiello.
He has 199 say appearances that is always good to have on your bench as well.
Loftus-Chriek, we'll see.
And Luca Romero, of course, exciting young talent.
Now there has actually been a rule change that has benefited Milan.
So Swiss nationals prior to this rule being implemented were already accepted as EU nationals,
so they didn't take up non-EU slots.
The same thing has been introduced for English players.
So Ruben Loftus-Chriek no longer takes up a non-EU spot for Milan, and therefore, Ciccuezza
was not the last one.
So that means Milan can now move for Camada, who they were after, and who had actually been
waiting for Milan.
Yes, probably still is waiting for Milan.
Probably still is, bro.
I love the guy.
So sweet, he's waiting.
Tarami of Porto, the very intelligent striker who moves very well off the ball and is very
opportunistic.
30-year-old Israeli whose numbers are ridiculous, his scores wherever he goes.
He's a bomber, he's a 20-goal season striker.
And then you have Boulayedia, who I personally, that's my favorite person, I really hope it
happens.
Yeah.
We'll see.
Yeah.
Milan also wants a deputy left back for Teo, and they're considering Califiori of Basel
or Rogerio of Sa'Sualo or Rogerio of Atalanta.
Personally, I don't think the Rogerio shout is too bad, I'm not a big fan of him and of
Sa'Sualo defenders in general, but as a vice, Teo is quite reliable.
He doesn't miss many games.
He doesn't excite me the same way that Balotoura doesn't excite me.
I think there's a similar level over there.
I don't think it's an upgrade, but when you have a player like Teo Hernandez who can
play 38-39 matches a season unless he gets a red card every now and then or an accumulation
of yellow cards, it is what it is.
Rogerio isn't going to destroy the entire team, but he wouldn't be the ideal choice.
It's more, so Milan still have, apparently after the most recent signing of Troquese,
it has been made clear by Jerry Cardinal that there are around five more signings to be
made, the left back being one of them.
Two midfielders at least, a center back after Gabbia parted ways.
I'm probably a striker.
I'm probably a striker still.
So apparently Moussa is a top priority for Milan in the midfield.
Valencia, midfielder.
Milan have offered 18 million, but Valencia want 25.
For him, he's just 20 years old.
He's half American, half English.
Seems like a good player.
I think he can grow into the team.
He's not going to be a starter when he comes in, but a good player to have, especially
when Milan still need a player that can dispossess players.
And I think Moussa can be that guy.
I'm not too sold on Moussa personally.
I know that he has been kept out of Valencia's plans for technical reasons.
I've heard mixed reviews of him, but there is an analytical approach, so I'm sure that
they see something that might not be obvious to the eye.
Everything goes another profile that thereafter as a vice calabria, perhaps.
Maybe Florence would be off after that because his wages are quite high.
Cabral was the latest rumor in attack.
Fiorentina's Cabral.
That would be another nice strategy.
Morata of course has also been rumored.
I hope that doesn't happen.
But yeah, that's pretty much sums up Milan's Mercato so far.
It's been action packed now.
So obviously as a Milan fan, my past couple of weeks have been following new footballers
on Instagram and DMing them, welcome brother.
It's just such a nice process.
We're not used to this.
Obviously it's been quiet Mercatos over the past few.
Mercatos, the last time Milan had a Mercato like this was under what's his fucking face,
man?
Young Hung Lee?
Young Hung Lee when a bunch of signings were made, a bunch of signings were made over there,
perhaps less strategic and more profile based.
And older players signed for high fees like Biglia brought them for like 20 million.
One Nocci was brought in as well from Juve.
Kalinic.
Musacchio.
Andre Silva.
But then we're blinded.
We thought we were going to win everything.
But I think it's more strategic this time round.
I think Maldini will be pissed off like, why didn't I have this budget?
Probably because you wouldn't have sold Sandra Tonali is the answer.
And Tonali was pivotal for Milan when it comes to Milan's success over the past two years.
It's no secret, especially in the scudetto winning season and also reaching the Champions
League semi-finals last season.
But his biggest contribution was probably this season.
With all the signings.
You mean Horrible Boss there.
I mean we'll see at the end of next season.
But it is a massive contribution.
I think his best contribution was in John Wick.
The last thing.
Not in Star Wars bro.
Couldn't think of an Adam Driver.
So I spoke for the other guy, what's his name?
John Wick.
What the fuck is that guy's name?
John Wick.
Okay we'll move on to Atalanta.
Yes.
Before we get the usual.
Bro for this one.
30 minutes on Milan.
Five on the rest.
We never get that.
We criticize ourselves for that.
Bro we've never gotten that feedback.
So don't be the first one.
Atalanta.
So Atalanta have been busy hustling United asking for 90 million for a Rasmus.
For a Rasmus oil.
Relax Jesus Christ.
I believe the last news was United offered 50 million plus 10 million in bonuses but
Atalanta 170.
They're just having fun.
I mean at this point they're looking around and they're seeing Onan at United for 52 million.
They're seeing Tonali to Newcastle for 64 million.
And they're saying you know fucking what man we can't do this.
We can play this game as well.
We can reinvest.
And Atalanta have been playing this game for a very long time.
Yes bro.
They've been selling high for a while.
Tom Lamers is a guy who has been sold through Rangers for 3.5 million euros and Jeremy Bogga
will be leaving the league after quite a few years now.
We use him at Sassuolo as well.
Just a season on the half at Atalanta.
He didn't hit the ground drowning.
It was a bit of a weird signing in the first place.
He never fit.
No it simply didn't make sense.
They didn't play with a winger.
Exactly.
But then they tried to play 343 and it just became very strange.
He's often used for 20 million so they even managed to get 20 million for him over there.
Now they've brought in El Bilal Touré from Almeria for 30 million.
He's a 21 year old striker who is physically strong and can finish very well.
He had 15 starts in La Liga last season.
He's from Mali.
He scored 7 goals and got 2 assists.
He played in France from 2019 to 2022 with Reym scoring 9 times and getting 5 assists in
31 starts.
So the young man is definitely capable of scoring goals.
He looks like a Duvan Zapata type of mole and that guy is also rumoured to be leaving
Duvan Zapata.
I'm apparently Monza like him.
That would be cool.
That would be very cool.
Duvan Zapata to Monza.
They've brought in Adopo from Torino, the 23 year old defensive midfielder.
We've seen what he can do.
He only had 3 starts for Torino last year.
Six appearances of the Bench.
Nothing too crazy but he does seem like the type of player that Atalanta and Gasperini
can refine and mold him into the profile.
Yes, they also need someone to break down play.
They've got a good midfield that can play the ball around with players like Deron, players
like Pasalic, players like Kope Miners.
But where's the grit?
Where's the aggression in the midfield?
I do believe that Adopo can bring a little bit of that to his team.
He'll become a very intelligent player in no time.
Mitchell Bucke has been brought in from Bayer Leverkusen for 10 million, a very exciting
player over here.
Pacey left wing back or left back kind of a crab.
Kind of a crab the way he moves it.
He is a crab.
Because he gets the ball and instead of going straight he goes sideways.
I've never seen anyone move the way this guy moves Bucke.
But it's unorthodox but he looks great.
He looks like that left wing back that they haven't had since Gossens.
Definitely an upgrade for them.
He's got a rocket in his pocket as well.
Bucke.
19 starts in Germany lost 0-3 goals and to assist.
He also scored and assisted in 5 European Europa League starts.
He has 22 starts with PSG as well.
He was actually bred over there as a player.
But Gasperini has made a comment on Bucke.
He said he's the one of the new signings who's struggling the most.
I don't know if these are mind games or if he's maybe randomly picking on him because
he likes him.
But I don't know why do you think he would publicly say that about a new signing in pre-season?
It's strange man.
There are managers like Gasperini and Morinio who throw their players under the bus.
The last time I remember Gasperini making a comment like this about one of his players
was about Malinovsky.
And moments after he said that he sold him.
He said he needs an attacking midfielder that can get more than 6 goals a season pretty
much and then he sold him.
So if history will repeat itself it means that Bucke doesn't have a long stay over there.
But since he just joined I'm sure he's just trying to motivate him and put some pressure
on him.
Yeah probably.
Sead Kolasinac you'll remember this man from Arsenal has been playing at Marseille and
has been picked up by Atalanta on a free.
He's 30 years old nowadays.
He had 26 starts last season for Marseille.
He actually got 4 goals and 1 assist.
I expect the form part of their back 3.
I think so too.
Yeah he had a very interesting viral video remember when he chased off a mugger.
Yes bro oh my god with Ozil.
These muggers went to steal their watches.
Ozil got into the car and almost started driving away and this guy was just intimidating
3 men holding knives.
Bro just like I'm gonna fucking punch you and they're all like running away.
It was crazy.
You know he brings aggression.
He brings grit.
He has struggled with injuries and that has impacted his fitness quite a bit when it comes
to his explosiveness and his pace which was something that he had in the beginning of
his stay with Arsenal but even less so now which is why I see him as more of a centre
back at Atalanta.
It's good for him that they play with a tree at the back because he's not the most defensive
sound player.
I think it was a smart signing for that reason.
Yeah I think so.
I think so and the fact that they got him on a free isn't bad.
Do I think Atalanta can do better?
Yes.
Do I think that they got a coup?
Yes.
Yeah fair enough bro.
Roma.
So when it comes to the players that have left Roma so far it's been Benjamin Tachirovich
who's gone to Ajax for 7.5 million.
We all remember the few games he had towards the latter stages of the season last year when
Roma were hit with a bunch of injuries.
Justin Cloyvert after spending some time out on loan obviously the son of Patrick Cloyvert.
He has joined Burnmuth for 11.2 million some good money for Roma over there.
Christian Volpato the Australian born Italian midfielder known for his last minute goal
on his debut.
If I'm not mistaken it was his debut where he scored a winner.
He scored two goals.
Yes it was his debut.
Last season or the season before.
Memories a bit foggy over there but Christian Volpato a good talent.
He's joining Saswolo.
He will definitely be a great signing for them and will continue to contribute to Saswolo's
strong midfield.
Ruben Providance has joined Hartburg for 300 million.
So oh my god for 300k and breaking those records.
Olippo Missori has also joined Saswolo for 2.5 million.
So a bit of movement here some good money made by Roma around 25 million worth of transfers
over here and using they haven't really used that amount.
They haven't spent as much like last season where they signed players like Green if I
nailed them and Debala without and Bellotti without spending a single cent.
Obviously this year they have signed Evan Indica from Frankfurt on a free young centre
back just 23 years old.
Very strong in the air.
He played 38 games last season and he managed four goals and four assists the season before
in Germany.
Rasmus Christensen from Leeds on a free he is a 26 year old right back at 21 Premier League
starts last year.
Three goals and one assists which is his most productive season yet and who Sam Alwar from
Leon centre midfielder 25 years old six starts and had one goal and one assist in the league
last season and his best season was in 2018-2019 where he had seven goals and seven assists
and he also managed seven goals and three assists in 2020-2021.
So nothing crazy for Roma but so far it just seems like they trust in their starting 11
and it's just maintenance.
That seems to be the case however they do want a striker and the profiles that they're
looking at are Scamucca who apparently they're very close with and Morinio appreciates and
Scamucca actually wants to join Roma.
He's a Roma fan.
Morata's another profile they were looking at and Morinio appreciates his services.
Many managers like the idea of Morata more than the fans do in reality.
It's funny to think he's obviously a good squad player, brings good pace if that offside
rule does come into play then he will be a better striker but he's unfortunately overpaid
his entire career.
He's been overpaid his entire career he makes around six million a season and that is what
he's asking for.
Yes which is fair enough.
Those are your rates brother.
They are also focusing on getting the ball and new contract because they are terrified
of losing him.
I'm surprised they haven't yet.
He's got a 20 million release clause.
Crazy.
Milan need attacking with Fielder they can do it tomorrow.
Like a hell.
Honestly at this rate but of course a player would have to be willing to leave and I think
he's enjoyed himself so far in Rome.
Absolutely.
But we'll see.
We'll see what happens there if they manage to tie him down.
Other than that Roma I don't think there's anything.
Well they're apparently interested in Renato Sanchez.
Renato Sanchez of course.
A player that joined Milan like five times officially without ever stepping foot in Milan.
Leao announced it once as well but a few comments here and there.
Honestly and you look at these guys like Awar as well.
How is Awar only 25 years old.
Hey it seems like he's been around for ages.
With teams for so long.
I think in Dica's a good signing.
I think when you look at for example Ibanez's performance last season I think in Dica might
be a starter over there.
I think Mancini and Smalling are two great centre backs that are very you know more in
your esk defenders.
I think even he is a more in your esk defender.
I just said his name.
Ibanez Mancini.
Ibanez but he's two error prone.
He's very good at playing his part in set piece situations but he struggles a lot defensively
and a lot on the bigger stages and Mourinho does want his team to be on the bigger stages
so I do anticipate that in Dica is there to directly take Ibanez's role.
As we discussed in previous episodes Ibanez's problem is purely psychological at this point.
He starts to wonder am I going to make a mistake.
Oh my god I'm going to make a mistake and he makes a mistake.
At least in Dica has been brought in to play two matches a season against Lazio.
So moving on to Juventus.
Juventus have sales to make but they have players on high wages and they don't have
European football so before they can actually make moves in the market and exercising Jun
Tolia as their sporting director they need to figure out who they're going to sell and
how they're going to sell them.
There have been rumours however many many rumours and there has actually been one signing.
They've brought in Timothy Wea from Lille for 11.3 million.
Who's his dad?
His dad is the former Ballon d'Or winner, George Wea.
And former president of Liberia.
Current president of Liberia.
Current or former president of Liberia.
But anyway Timothy Wea has played as a striker, as a right winger and as a right back but
has commented that he would prefer to play as the number nine for Juventus this season.
Alright dog.
Smiles in a leg.
He's a right footed 23 year old, pacey finisher.
He's got last season he played 29 games in league one.
He scored two goals.
His best season was in 2021-2022 where he got three goals and four assists in 29 games.
So when it comes to his output it's not fantastic but he's definitely talented.
He's definitely a direct replacement of Quadrado.
This guy is saying he wants to play number nine.
I don't think that will be the case.
But he's a very versatile, very raw as well.
He's also played as left back before.
I've seen clips of him playing as left back.
So Juve have also lost on Heldi Maria to Benfica on a free, Juan Quadrado to Inter on a free
and Pardes back to PSG at the end of his loan.
And I'm sure Juve fans will breathe a sigh of relief over there.
I think Juventus' market can be unlocked if this whole Lombapa situation with PSG actually
hits the fan.
In Bapé going to Saudi Arabia for a season, making a bank and joining Real Madrid for
free is a hypothesis that has been discussed.
That would free up a striker spot for Paris Saint-Germain and they could go for Vlaovic.
They have been interested in Vlaovic and they'd pay for him.
And that would give Juve some leeway and they could actually make some signings over there.
Definitely.
That's a very good point.
At this point I don't know if they'd want to lose Vlaovic.
I know he's underperformed.
Is Allegri to blame?
Is he to blame?
Is the whole situation to blame?
I mean, everyone underperformed for Juve last year.
So it's hard to put the blame anywhere, really.
But Juve are in a very tough situation.
Like you said, no Europe next year.
Their pull factor seems to be compromised.
They play a boring brand of football under Allegri and I do think that that's recognized
from potential players that could join their team.
It's a weird one.
Is it how much is it going to affect them next year?
I believe it's going to affect them significantly.
I think it will be Juve fighting hard to get top four next year.
Fighting hard.
They will play very defensively.
They'll get a lot of 1-0 victories.
It doesn't mean that they're not going to be a good side.
But wow, if things keep on going this way, it's going to be the Juve of last year and
the Juve of the year before.
Lukaku and Kessi are the latest names to be mentioned for Juventus.
Lukaku going to Juve would make a crazy derby d'Italia when they face Inter eventually.
Kessi would be a fantastic signing for them.
Currently, one of those players that you can get on a coop because he hasn't performed
to his best abilities.
We've seen what he can do at Atalanta and at Milan and he is an absolute treat code
in midfield.
Even the fact that when you have the lead, you just get from the ball near the corner
flag and he has out muscles three players.
That's so much fun to watch and such a good thing to have on your team.
That strength, that raw power.
He can solve a lot of issues that Juventus have.
He's a very, very talented player and much better with the ball at his feet than people
think.
He's a very intelligent player, Kessi.
Udinesis Pereira is available for free and he might also join you.
So yeah, that's it for Juve.
We can move on to Fiorentina.
Yes, so Fiorentina have been rather active as they typically are in transfer windows
to be fair.
So out so far, they have Lorenzo Venuti who has gone to Lecce on a free, quite a good
signing for Lecce over there.
Jakub Razmusen has joined Brondby for three million.
Ricardo Saponara to Hellas Verona on a free, at least he's going to get a lot of minutes
over there.
Not that he didn't get a lot of minutes at Fiorentina.
He was starting most games over there.
Fantasy football, he's mine.
You can, you can forget about it.
Guys, Ricardo Saponara is a brilliant, brilliant signing for Hellas Verona.
What were Hellas Verona last season?
Donkeys.
What are they not going to be next season?
Donkeys.
This guy is going to bring the IQ.
This guy is going to bring the movement.
This guy is going to bring everything to Verona next year.
He is off on a free over there.
Alexa Terzic has joined Salzburg for 5.5 million, whilst Igor has joined Brighton for 20 fucking
million.
What a move there by Fiorentina to make 20 million on the guy that lost them the conference
league final.
Yeah, honestly, amazing selling spree.
Brilliant.
They've made more than 30 million.
Well, no, they've made 28 million, 28.5 million.
To mention that Amra but United is probably happening, 25 million plus bonuses, but they
have many, many gaps in their squad to fill.
They need a goalkeeper.
They're looking at the likes of Montepo, Maximiano, Audero.
They're even looking at Falcone, but Falcone is going to be staying at Letra.
And Basquerotto is a top defensive target for them to replace Igor.
That would be really cool.
That would be very good.
They're also looking at fullbacks, Zanoli and Gendry in particular.
They like Maxim Lopez, Pereira, Shouten, Insola, Orsolini and Dia.
They also like Lucas Beltran.
He's a defender from River Plate.
He's a hot target, but he costs 20 million.
What are they?
Me when I was 13 with all these crushes, I like, I like, I like, I like, I like, I like,
they just like everyone Fiorentina.
The players that have signed so far are Arthur Mello, pardon me, from London, from Juventus
with an option to buy of 20 million, not a bad player, Arthur Mello.
And just not worth the amount of money that he's been traded for in the past.
There was this whole thing about Diti Land in Florence, Diti Flea Florence, but he's
there guys.
He signed, he's held up the shirt.
He signed the contract.
There was around the market.
The medical council.
He's just fucked up.
Abdel Hamid Sabiri from Sampdoria for four million, I think he's a fantastic, fantastic
fit for Fiorentina.
I think having him and Baraka's options behind that striker is just amazing.
You either have the elegance of one or the fucking ferociousness of the other, just four
million euros as well since Sampdoria were relegated.
Abdel Hamid Sabiri to Fiorentina Fabiano Parisi, another fantastic signing here for
Fiorentina, the left back from Empoli for 10 million.
Yes, left back because there's right back written here, rather, he's a left back.
Vice for Biragi, probably a lot of rotation over there.
We know Italiano that he enjoys rotation.
Parisi is just one hell of a coop for them.
A player that is worth to me more than 10 million is just he was at Empoli.
Yeah, that's it.
He's their best signing so far.
He could have easily gone to a bigger team, but I think he wanted a guaranteed starting
spot over there.
His breakout season was in 2021 where he had 16 starts.
He developed nicely into a vital piece for our Zanetti system and eventually in his second
season managed 33 appearances and two goals and would also join the midfield in the build-up
play and play kind of like Theo Hernandez.
You said guaranteed starter.
I mean, they have Biragi.
I think Parisi might displace him.
The captain, Biragi.
You never know, bro.
You never know, but I don't think he's a guaranteed start.
I think he needs to fucking fight if he wants to displace Biragi.
But my point is more like he's more likely to replace Biragi than he is to replace Theo
or Dimorpo or Marjory at the moment.
You know?
That's true.
Yes, bro.
What do you think about Arthur Mello?
He didn't play for Liverpool at all and he wasn't really suitable for a leggy when
he was at Juve.
He was good at Barça between 2018 and 2019.
Was he, though, he was OK?
He was hailed to be a very good player there.
I think he's a very good talent.
I think he's a talented player.
I think he's a very intelligent player.
He's still brother young, 27 years old in that midfield role.
But the simple fact of the matter is he has been inactive for a while and I think that
has a lot to do with maybe his attitude or his personality because how could you go to
Liverpool not play a single game over there?
How could you go to Juventus and barely make any noise over there?
He had, like you said, a couple of good seasons at Barcelona last year, but when you have
Busquets on your side, it's a bit easy to look good.
But he was fluid over there.
He moved the ball around and then suddenly he was caught up in this 90 million euro
trade, 80 million euro trade.
And ever since that, he's just fallen off the radar completely and maybe hopefully this
move to Fiorentina will help him get that confidence that he had and revitalize his
career.
I apologize.
Yes, bro.
Another signing I'm worried about here, well worried about.
It's only four million euro, but Abdel Hamid Sabiri has never actually quite played a full
season and that's really strange to me.
He had 12 stars for a terrible Sampdoria side last year and nine starts the year before.
I found that to be very, very odd.
It's obviously their star player like Sampdoria.
But then you watch him play and you realize that he doesn't contribute much defensively.
His work rate isn't very high.
He doesn't often get involved in games.
To me, he plays a bit more defensively than I think he should.
He doesn't contribute defensively.
I think the guy is a secondary striker.
I don't think he's an attacking midfielder.
I think his strengths would be much closer to goal.
I think he's being played out of position, which is crazy because I'm wrong.
I think he's a secondary striker.
I think his qualities are that of a secondary striker.
I think he's more...
A bit of an illichich.
I view him more as kind of that almost a suso mold, you know what I mean?
Kind of like...
They can't play.
They can't play out wide.
They can't play behind the striker, but not a trick-whites style enough to be a striker.
That's the thing.
No, that's why I second G.
I don't think he's a trick-whites star.
I don't think he's a medzala.
And that's where he's been deployed.
I really don't think that's his position.
But who knows?
We'll see.
Well, at Fiorentina, he's going to have to play on the right or in midfield?
Yeah, probably.
In a midfield three as a medzala.
Probably.
Or maybe Abdulhamid.
You're going to have to be good.
One thing is, he is versatile in the sense that we've seen him play track-whites, though.
He's technically enough to get away with it.
Exactly like he could come on for Barak and he can come on for Bonaventura and he can
come on for Rikone and he can come on for Niko.
You know what I mean?
He's very versatile like that.
He's versatile or he doesn't have a position for Bonaventura.
I think he'll probably play in midfield because he has so many wingers.
Yeah, I think so.
I think so.
Is that it for Fiorentina?
That is it.
Everyone and their mom who they're linked with.
Now, what have Bologna been doing?
So they've brought in some view camera from AZ Alkmaar for 10 million.
He's a centre-back.
He's 24 years old.
He's a big guy.
He's a traditional defender.
He's not about pace or ball control.
He's literally there to win you aerial duels, to win you tackles, to regain possession.
He's that type of defender.
In two seasons with AZ, he managed 54 appearances.
Five goes on one assist as well.
He's developing into a dependable solid defender.
Yes, him and Saumaro will be frightening next to each other, to say the least.
Usama El Azuzi is a player who has come in for Bologna.
Azuzi, Azuzi.
Azuzi Stool.
From Union, AZG for 2 million euros.
He's a centre-midfielder, 22 years old.
He can play the ball around very well.
He's got 30 games with Union, AZG last year.
He hardly started, but he came on in most games.
If Dominguez eventually leaves, this guy will be the replacement.
Now Bologna have also let go of Casius, two AZ at Alcumar for 3 million euros.
Roberto Soriano has left on a free.
Gary Medell has joined Vasco da Gama on a free.
And Nicola Sansone is currently a free.
Yes, a lot of...
When you look at Soriano, Medell and Sansone, like okay.
They were in the biggest contributors to Bologna.
Soriano had a weak season last year and seems like he's been declining.
Sansone, whenever he plays, he looks really selfish, although he has his good moments.
Medell was very important for them two seasons ago, but he is getting older.
Is he a centre-back?
Is he a defensive midfielder?
His fitness has gone back a little bit.
But three players that were not key to Bologna, but staples, exactly staples.
And they lost them all on a free.
So I think if I were a supporter of Bologna, I would be upset to see all that movement
on a free.
And I know because I'm a Milan supporter, so I've seen all that movement on a free.
But it's a new reign, no?
It's Mottra and Mottra wants more modern players.
These guys are outdated nowadays.
And they're removing the...
What do they say?
Removing the bad grass?
What do they call it? They're trimming the fat.
They're trimming the fat, exactly.
Fiorentina are after Dominguez.
Many clubs are after Dominguez, are now, which is currently hot property.
Bologna are after Balotore, Calofiore and Cambiasso, they're all targets.
They're also monitoring 29-year-old Bernadeschi, who wants to return to Europe.
Of course, as we discussed, Himat Abdelhi is on the radar.
He's Algerian, class of 1999, playing for Angers in League One.
So that's what's going on with Bologna at the moment.
Yes, sir. Interesting to see what Mottra's men will do next year.
Moving on to Torino, who have been quite active this year.
When it comes to the players that have left the club, as we've already mentioned,
Michel Adopa has gone to Atalanta on a freed and exact-lava-thrilling spell with Torino.
However, as we mentioned, could be quite effective with Atalanta.
Olaina, who also had nothing to write home about spell at Torino.
He is off to, pardon me, Nottingham Forest on a free, our favorite English team.
It will be interesting to see how he fares over there.
It's always interesting to see players leaving Italy to join the Premier League.
Obviously, Olaina has no stranger to the English game, came up through the ranks at Chelsea,
and he's back home, back in the United Kingdom.
And also, Magnus Warming has left to join Brandt for 700K.
When it comes to the players that have joined, a few very good coups over here for Torino.
Namely, the signing of Adrian Thames from Hellas Verona, the 29-year-old defensive midfielder,
known for being quite an all-rounder in that midfield area.
One of Hellas Verona's loyal players that stayed through when all of these players were moving to other big clubs,
known for his stints at Atalanta, Hellas Verona and Nice, who will bring loads of experience to the site.
He has 115 games in Serie A with five goals and two assists.
Nothing flashy, but he certainly gets the job done.
Raul Bellanova joined from Calieri for 7 million, the 23-year-old right back who spent the last season
on loan at Inter with an option to buy.
He didn't get that many opportunities at Inter, which is why he was led to go back to Calieri,
who made 7 million off of his sale as he joins Torino.
He'll be very important for them.
He had 18 appearances only for Inter last year.
He brought lots of energy, but little output.
A hot talent during his Milan-Primavera days.
He is, in fact, the gentleman that leaked Chiellini's nudes.
His vision has never been his strong suit, which goes hand in hand with the fact that he brought no output.
He didn't see Chiellini's massive dick in the background as he took that photo with Cristiano Ronaldo.
He went to Bordeaux, Atlanta, Calieri, and eventually Inter, and now he joins Torino for his new stint.
Mihai Papa, I love it when you call me Mihai Papa.
Throw your hands in the air.
He has joined from Voluntari on a free, he's a 22-year-old goalkeeper.
He's Romanian and he never played outside Romania, so it'll be interesting to see what he can do for Torino.
Will he benchvania? Probably not.
Rigi is currently hot property at Torino.
Of course, everyone seems to want him, but Cairo demands 30 million, and we all know Cairo and how hard he is to negotiate with.
Shingo is also wanted by Milan, of course, as we discussed.
Now, there's an Argentine talent called Alejo Veliz, born in 2003.
He plays for club atletico Rosario Central, and he's wanted by Torino, who will probably offer 6 million for him.
Torino also want to keep Vlasic, but West Ham are asking for 13 million, and they're still trying to negotiate there,
while distance with Atalanta for Miran Csuk is still very much there, and it looks unlikely that Miran Csuk will be staying in Torino.
Another season where Juric is going to be a little bit displeased about the transfer market,
once again due to Cairo not listening to the talented coach's demands.
But, however, Tamez and Belanova are two good coupes for this team.
I do believe that those are two very good signings for them, and there's still a month left, so we'll see what they can do.
Hopefully, they won't be letting go of either Vlasic or Miran Csuk, because those two really bring a lot of intelligence,
a lot of flair, and a lot of output to that front three, especially with Toni Salabria down the middle.
I agree, bro. When it comes to Monsa, of course, after Berlusconi's death, it was the Greek tycoon who was in charge of Olympiacos.
And there was a Premier League team as well, I can't quite remember at the moment.
Leads, yes. And I can't remember his name, and probably even if I did, I would mispronounce it.
So he is currently the owner of Monsa, and they have made a few moves.
Now, obviously, they needed to redeem everyone who had survival clauses in their contract,
so they already had a lot to spend over there.
Now, Christian Gitke has gone to Venezia on a free.
He will be up top with your favorite Pionpaolo,
a Viking partnership, Christian Gitke and Pionpaolo up front together for Venezia.
And they have also sold Cranio, well, it's a loan with option for an undisclosed fee to Sasuolo.
That's a great coup by Sasuolo.
Very, very good coup. It was a no-brainer for a team that needed a goalkeeper,
maybe one of the smaller teams to go in and show faith to Cranio, because on his day,
he's a marvelous goalkeeper, and for a long time he was known to be the next big thing for goalkeepers.
It's just a shame for him that his competition was Di Gregorio, who is a fantastic goalkeeper.
Alessio Cranio actually played one game last season,
who was a three-nil loss to Salernitana, he didn't play again.
Monsa have made two signings so far official, and they've brought in Valentin Carboni from Inter
on loan with, I believe, it's an option or an obligation, I can quite remember.
And Roberto Galliardini on a free.
Now, what to expect from these guys?
Now, Valentin Carboni is quite versatile, he can be an attacking midfielder,
center forward or a right winger, he's only 18 years old,
he has five appearances of the bench for Inter last season, 29 appearances,
five goals and five assists with the Premavera,
and he played his first ever Champions League game against Bayern Munich last year.
He got called up for Argentina in 2022, and fun fact, his brother Franco Carboni already
plays with Monsa and their dad manages the under-17 team. Wow, okay, that's a thing.
Homecoming for him. Yeah, they also want to sign Arnautovic or Duvan Zapata,
both are currently being mentioned as hot property throughout the Serie A.
Bernhardeschi, as you mentioned earlier, is also who he wants to move back to Italy.
Carlos Augusto is wanted by many, especially in the Premier League,
it's no secret that this guy is the hottest talent at the moment within that team.
And also the latest hot-rumours, young striker Mate Arnautovic from Haiduk.
Oh my god, Arnautovic, you're right, dyslexic, from Haiduk Split. Now, as you mentioned, part of the
because you might not be seeing sensational signings over here by Monsa,
but a lot of their efforts were redeeming the players that they had on loan with the likes
of Caprari, the likes of Pesina, the likes of Sensi, so on and so forth. So yeah, they spent a lot of
money over there and at this point it's maintenance. I think Galliardini is a good player that they
brought in, good squad player, and so is Carboni, hopefully more of what we saw last season for
Monsa with an even better start this time round. For sure, bro, moving on to Udinese. Yes, Udinese,
when it comes to the players that have left Udinese so far, tall guy Arslan will no longer
be playing for them. He has moved to Australia on a free Melbourne city who finished second
in the Australian A-League last year, just behind the Central Coast Mariners. I watched those two
teams go head-to-head last season live. Rodrigo Becau has joined Fenerbahce for 8.3 million. He
was a staple in Udinese's team for so many years. Milan fans will all breathe a sigh of relief to
know that Becau is no longer going to be scoring against them. And also, massive, massive loss
for Udinese is their captain Pereira. He's off on a free. So he's a free agent right now. It would
be silly not to see a team pick him up. And I'm surprised he's not a Watford player at this point.
Now, when it comes to the players that have joined Udinese, not many big names, but Udinese aren't
known for bringing in many big names. So they have Oyer Zarraga joining from Athletic Bilbao. He's a
24-year-old central midfielder. He had six starts and 20 appearances off the bench for Athletic
Bilbao. He had eight starts the season prior. Progress was at a halt and this is a new opportunity
for him. I don't know too much about the player. I don't know why he didn't get so many starts last
season, but hopefully his career will be revitalized at Udinese. Brenner joined from Cincinnati for
10 million. He's a 23-year-old striker known for his pace and finishing. He has 115 games,
40 goals and 10 assists in Brazil and the USA. Like you said, you can only score when you play
and that's exactly what he's done in those leagues. Lorenzo Luka, this is a move that I love. Same here,
bro. The Pisa giant striker. How tall is he, bro? Six foot six, brother. Six foot six. 2.01 meters.
Yes, still 22 years old, known for his strength, finishing technique, hold-up play and his aerial
talent as well. He's six foot six, which is two meters. Like you said, it's surprising. It's always
surprising to see such a tall player with such good technique. I think that's exactly what he has.
He's a former Primovera top scorer with 14 goals and he also scored two goals and 14 games with
Ajax and six goals and 35 for Pisa and 14 goals and 27 for Palermo. So he's had a bit of a mixed
career so far, but he's still just 22 years old and it's interesting to see finally what he gets to
do at Serie A. This is up there you've been talking about for a while. Six foot six striker who had
the Ajax experience. Yes, bro. He's so good at hold-up play and that's probably the reason why
those flick-ons and his intelligence and his awareness, I think he learned a lot from the Netherlands.
Yes, I think so too, bro. Jordan Zamoura has joined from Bernmeth on a free. He is Odogea's
replacement. That's one thing we didn't mention. Odogea has left but that was agreed a while ago.
Remind me who joined Spurs in the Premier League. Spurs. Jordan Zamoura is a 23-year-old
left back, a left-footed left back known for his pace and crossing so he can be quite effective
for them over there. He has 59 Premier League appearances with three goals and two assists.
Christian Kabalese has joined from Watford. What a Watford player joining Udineze. I wonder
who is responsible for that. Not Pozzo. He is a Belgian experienced defender probably coming in
to replace Rodrigo Becau. We'll see what he is capable of over there. A cheap replacement naturally.
Also Etienne Kamara has joined from Huddersfield for two million. He is a 20-year-old defensive
midfielder known for his good passing, solid tackling and he has 21 appearances for Huddersfield.
Last season no contributions. That is not what is expected of him. Very good bro. Udineze of
course have Samardzic who is hot property and they also like Duvan Zapata. There isn't much going on
for them when it comes to rumours because it seems that they've been quite active already
and they've actually brought in quite a few people and have been making moves in the market.
Nice to see over there Udineze and I really like the Brenner and Lukka combination. We'll see.
One of them is bound to get going. Exactly. Agreed bro. Okay. Moving on to Sasuolo.
Sasuolo have of course allowed Ricardo Marquizza to leave for 1.5 million. He has joined Frasignone.
Abdul Haroui has also joined Frasignone for 2.5 million euros. Marco Salah has gone to Como
and Khan Aihan has gone to Galatasaray for 2.8 million. Now when it comes to who they've brought
in they've brought in Christian Volpato from Roma for 7.5 million euros. The right winger. He's 19
years old. He had 13 games, two goals and one assist with Roma. Both last minute goals. Both last
minute goals. Very dramatic. Filippo Missori was brought in from Roma for 2.5 million euros. He's
a 19 year old right back. He had three appearances for Roma last season. We don't really know much
about him but a very exciting prospect over here was Samuele Mulatiri brought in from Inter
for 6 million euros. He's a striker. He's 22 years old. He's Pacey. He's a good finisher. He was at
Frasignone last year and helped them win the league in Serie B at 29 games with 12 goals scored. He
also scored five goals in Suswalo's friendly 22-0 victory recently. Yeah I think that that's
definitely the competition that was needed for Pinamonti over there especially another young
Italian striker. Of course. Alessio Craneo was brought in from Monza on loan with option to buy
for an undisclosed fee. He's 29 years old nowadays. He was one of the best goalkeepers in the league
when he was at Caliari. He played once for Monza as discussed in the 3-0 loss to Salernitan and
didn't play again. Of course D'Gregorio is a very tough man to bench. Mattia Viti was brought in
on loan with option to buy from Nice. He is a centre back. 21 years old left footed. He had
nine appearances for Nice last season. He even scored a goal for them. He played 20 games for
Empoli in 21-22 and he also played with Erlich at Empoli for Erlich. So that's a you know you're
getting a defensive duo who have played together before. That's also a good thing. Daniel Bologa
was brought in from Frosignano for 10 million euros. He is a centre back also. He's 24 years old.
He played 31 games in Serie A but last season he also managed to score two goals
and he was pivotal for Frosignano's title victory. He is Romanian. Yes when it comes to the movement
that we'll be expecting or the rumours rather that have been going on. As we mentioned earlier
Rogerio has interest from Milan as well as Spartak. He'll have two very different roles over
there. One as a vice and one potentially as a starter. Himad Abdelie is on the radar with the
Algerian class of 99 playing for Angers in League 1. They're also interested in Alejo Velliz,
19 year old striker who's owned by Rosario Central. Again, Sasvala are this kind of team,
right? They don't really sign any massive names. They either sign if you're a young Italian upcoming
talent or if you're an obscure player from somewhere and you want a team where you could
learn how to be very tactically disciplined and showcase some of your flair then Sasvala is the
place for you. Fantastic bro. Sasvala is a good place to develop and to grow. It's kind of a
stepping stone for many of these young players. Yes there's also been rumours about Berardi.
For a while there was Berardi to Lazio that seemed very close to happening. I don't know where they
are right now with that. It's something that that excited a lot of Lazio fans and a lot of Serie A
fans especially at a team like Lazio having Berardi on one side and Zacani on the other side with a
mobile upfront that's an Italian front. Three would be very exciting for them but it seems to be halted.
We will keep you updated on what happens with Berardi. Yes and if not on the podcast on Instagram
check us out there and say your spotlight. Moving on to Empoli. When it comes to the players that
have left Empoli so far there's Fabiano Parisi. The left back was joined Fiorentina for 10 million
as we mentioned earlier. Philip Massive loss for them over there. Filippo Bandinelli has joined
Spezia for 2.5 million a good squad player that brought a lot of experience to the side and Guglielmo
Vicario to Sperms for 20 million. One of the well probably the best performing goalkeeper
last season and you know what fuck it he was just as good the season before it's just he made a
triple save and suddenly everyone knew about him. Massive massive loss for Empoli. You know
how much I love Vicario gonna miss him tremendously in the league but again always exciting to see
Italian players in the Premier League and I will be keeping a close eye on him. He's definitely
gonna bench Hugo Larisse. When it comes to the players that Empoli have brought in number one
Manuel Giasi for 2 million from Spezia. Now where does this guy play? Is he a striker? Is he a right
winger? A left winger? A right midfielder? A left midfielder? He seems to play pretty much all over
the place to be fair his technique is also all over the place. Giasi is an interesting player
he's never really caught my eye but for some reason he was a constant starter at Spezia
and fuck it for a team like Empoli maybe he'll be a decent squad player who knows.
Giasi back in the day was known for his pace and the dribbling right but that's something
that you don't really see from him anymore. Giasi is versatile as you said he will always give you
100% and he's a leader and a real man of the people so that's what he gets when you get Giasi.
Is he a great player? Is his output great? No, but he's a good player to have a good score.
He's not a solution but hey he's a 2 million player. Captain of a previous SEA team.
Captain of a previous SEA team, good SEA experience so just to Empoli we'll see what happens over there.
Elia Caprile has joined from Napoli on a loan he's a 21 year old goalkeeper he is hailed as quite a
hot talent and with Vicario leaving maybe he will be able to get some minutes to spoke about this
earlier he was barry starting goalkeeper last year he had a very good playoff spell and yeah
they were seconds away from promotion because of some top saves that he made but luck was not on
their side in the final so interesting to see whether or not he will be their starter or
whether they'll bring in someone else I think he will be their starter.
Philippo Ranocchia has joined from Juventus for 500k and he's a 22 year old central midfielder
he played 14 games and has one goal in Serie A last season with Monza and 31 games and one
goal for Vicenza in Serie A this season before. Daniel Maldini has joined Empoli on a loan from
AC Milan naturally his dad left and he left and attacking midfielder 21 years old look when it
comes to Daniel Maldini is he there because of his name maybe but when you speak to or you hear
the interviews rather of players that have trained with him they do hail him as a very very talented
player maybe at Empoli is where we get to see that we didn't really get to see it at Spezia last
year although he scored two very important goals one against Milan one against Inter the guy doesn't
settle for anything less than that and he has 31 Serie A matches for Milan and Spezia scoring three
goals in the meantime it's funny like I said he scored against Milan and Inter and for Milan he scored
against Spezia so yeah it's it's I think Empoli is a better fit for him than Spezia where and
he's got a great manager over there in Zanetti who hopefully will develop him into the player he is
destined to be having that Maldini's air name. They've also signed Samuel Angori from Perugia
for 200k he is quite a versatile 19 year old player he's played as a left back and as a central
midfielder before he has a very very good left foot he's known for his crossing as well as his
work rate he has 62 games and 16 assists for in the Primavera. No it is the profile this is basically
Parisi you know left back that can also join the midfield. Well he's definitely a direct
replacement for him definitely a direct replacement but that's that is Empoli for you. They've had a
good market so far I think Empoli quite respectable they're after Kedira from Bari the Morocco
International striker they're also looking at Michael Folloruncio he's a concrete target he's
an apoli midfielder who was a major protagonist at Bari last year with nine goals and four assists
and is currently being evaluated by Garcia as to whether or not we should keep him or not before
they actually allow him to leave. Okay yeah also Empoli are one of those teams that is known for
a lot of loan moves a lot of these two-year loans with obligations options and a lot of these guys
were three important players for them especially Razvan Marin who was on loan from Kalyari. He is
on another season loan from Kalyari until the end of 2024 not too sure if they have an option
an obligation and what will be exercised after that the important thing is that he will be there
until the end of 2024 then there's also two strikers who haven't really hit the ground running yet
much like the other strikers of Empoli there's Satriano and Piccoli. Now Satriano is off on loan
with Brest now in France whilst Piccoli has another season on loan at Empoli from Atalanta
and then they have an option to buy but Atalanta have an option to buy him back after that so that
is an update when it comes to all of these loaned players within Empoli. Very good bro up next we
have Salernitana who just like Napoli have not signed a single player yet. These Campania teams are
lacking. Stingy. Piontek has left Salernitana he went to Turkey. Basak Sehir is his new team
Bonacolian Valencia have also left and Dia will probably leave to us his hot property and has a
25 million euro release clause. Now when it comes to the rumors Salernitana are interested in Alejo
Vellis who's a 19 year old striker owned by Rosario Central. They like Miretti and have
inquired about Miretti. They have also asked about Adli and we're looking to buy Adli from Milan
and we're also linked with Rebic. I would love to see Rebic at Salernitana. Give me 100%
give me Rebic Adli left wing and attacking mid for Salernitana. That would be crazy man. So yeah
that's pretty much it for Salernitana they've not made many moves. I think they're waiting for the
Dia deal to go through because that will give them some cash to actually play around with. Exactly.
I don't know if the players express desire to stay or to leave or anything it's quite low key at
the moment you know under the radar we'll see what happens. Yeah we will see it's still exciting
times for Salernitana. Lecce is the next team we're going to be covering when it comes to the
players that have lost have lost Simone Romagnoli who's off to Prozignone and also Tomasso
Cassandro who's off to come for around 500 000 euros. What comes to the players that have brought
in nothing really to write home about here for Lecce they have Lorenzo Venuti who joined from
Fiorentina on a free that's actually a decent signing for them the 27 year old right back he
has 115 games in Serie A for Benevento and Fiorentina and also has four assists over there it's a
valuable experience for Lecce something that they struggled with Serie A experience last season
so it's good seeing them bringing in a player of this caliber Lorenzo Venuti to Lecce on a free.
Zinedine Smilovic is the second player that they signed this season from Tabi FK for around 100 000
euros he's a 19 year old centre back who's known for his technique athleticism and size in that
centre back position however he's quite inexperienced he will be Lecce's defensive
joker and we'll probably see him little this season but the giallorossi believe in him and aim
to make him grow at home he scored five goals in 13 games for Etta Nora all goals all of these
goals were of a certain technical prowess and Lecce have wanted a big centre back for a while
just like they bought Bjornsson in 2021 and obviously since they lost somewhere um Titi
then maybe he will be a direct replacement for him over there yeah we'll see definitely
they're definitely gonna feel the loss of um Titi let's hope they can hold on to Basquerato
because there are many suitors who are after him let's remember that Lecce are no longer managed
by Baroni they have Daversa as their manager former Sampdoria and Ascoli Man and Strefetzah is
wanted by many clubs as well they would want to hold on to their little gem over there they have
set his they've set the asking price for Strefetzah to 10 million euros only 10 million euros I think
that's their price is 15 15 18 million why not yeah I think so they also you could do good business
then you can definitely they've also redeemed Falcone from Sampdoria for four million euros
Sampdoria making some good money from Sarajevo I genuinely think we'll see them back very soon
probably probably they've brought Fabio Borini in bro there you go bro um yes I think Lecce
still need defenders and strikers to be honest um we'll see what happens over there another slow
market for for them to be honest seeing how their performances were in the latter stages of last
season after their very good start and the loss of Umtiti and the fact that they haven't really
shaken things up Baroni bro who was a great manager I'm not too hopeful for the last season
but it's not even match day one so I'm not going to say anything yeah um they were very defensively
sound last year of course they had Umtiti they had a different manager they never conceded more than
two goals in a game up until the very last matchday of this season yes but yeah um next up we have
Helas Verona who have brought in Jordi Imbola from Mallorca on a free he's a right winger 23 years
old he had 35 games with two goals and two assists across France Spain and Portugal still young still
raw he will definitely have his opportunity to impress over here Ricardo Sapanara was brought
in from Fiorentina and you know how we feel about him he can play as an attacking midfielder he can
play as a left winger he's 31 years old known for his creativity his shooting and his high
footballing IQ he had four goals and three assists last season with Fiorentina he's played 217 games in
Italy with 30 goals and 36 assists in total you know what you're getting here you're getting a high
IQ player now Helas Verona have let Tamese go to Tarina for 2.8 million and they've also let
Ibrahim Sulemana go to Caleri for 4 million as you mentioned earlier as well um Hemat Abdelie
is on the radar for many teams Helas Verona being one of them again the Algerian class of 99 player
who plays for Angers in League on um Michael Follor Follorunzo remains a concrete goal for Verona
um the Napoli midfielder who was a major protagonist at Barri last year with nine goals and four assists
and is currently being evaluated by Garcia so more on this player to come in the near future
keep an eye out for him we'll see what happens over there the next team we're going to be covering
is Frazzinione who won Serie B last season after they were managed by Fabio Grosso however they are
now being managed by Di Francesco and the players that they've lost are Daniel Bologa who's joined
Saswolo for 10 million Roberto Ancinie who is off to Palermo I wonder who he's related to and
Matteo Ricci who has joined Sampdoria or jokes aside Roberto Ancinie the brother of Lorenzo
Ancinie is actually quite a decent talent when it comes to the players that they have brought in
they've brought in Ricardo Marchizza from Saswolo for 1.5 million the 24 year old left back he has
54 Serie appearances and for assists he's represented Saswolo Empoli Roma and Spezia another player
that brought in is Marco Brescianini from AC Milan on a free but Milan have a 50%
cell on close this is the 23 year old central midfielder known for his passing he was a key
player for Cossenza in Serie B last season he was at Monza the season prior but only made
five appearances in that season where they got promoted to Serie A. Devoso signed Simone
Romagnoli from Lecce as we discussed earlier the center back and Devoso signed Marvin Cciuni
from Bayern Munich on a free he is a 20 year old striker known for his finishing pace and athleticism
he is German and Albanian he's in a stature of 188 centimeters he scored 19 goals in 34 appearances
at 19 years of age in the fourth division of Germany nine goals in 32 games in the third league
in Germany last year as well now we'll see what he does in the biggest stage in Italy
it's gonna be tough it's gonna be it's gonna be very tough but you know he's a Bayern Munich
youth product exactly that's their style and therefore exactly just like Zerchsee yeah
and and fucking what was his name uh Quisans no no bro the Stryker yeah there was a striker
Albanian he played for Spezia oh we we spoke about him recently Piaka no I can never remember his
stupid name he was so shit bro Albanian he had the boom boom boom boom celebration the machine
was an Albanian Bayern Munich youth product what the hell was his name Manai Manai Manai
not Piaka Manai Manage yeah Nicky Manage he was shit you're right um Georgie
there's a stop in there Georgie Gvernadze from Dinamo Batumi on loan with an option to buy
he's a 20 year old left winger um un-inverted left winger many teams were interested in him
he played for the same club as Gvaratskjellj obviously Dinamo Batumi also plays in the same
position as Gvaratskjellja um he has three goals in 24 games in the Georgian league in 2022
zero goals in seven games last season and he also has the same agent as Gvaratskjellja so
maybe some wishful thinking here by by Georgie three yeah because there is
yes so there's Gvarat there's Georgie yeah
god bro god well no there were like like like like he's relegated so that leaves two
exactly never mind um they also signed and this is probably the player most familiar with over
here apart from Markitza and Roman Joli um Abdu Harui from Saswalo for 2.5 million the 25 year
old central midfielder he has 101 games in Serie A he's got 18 goals and 13 assists for Sparta
Rotterdam he's got 40 games for Saswalo with two goals and he is a midfielder with offensive skills
and can in fact also adapt well to the role of a winger and or attacking midfielder so it's good
at least to see that for Zignone have made some signings with some level of Serie A experience
with Simone Roman Joli with Ricardo Markitza with Harui and and also you know a Milan youth
product with Brescianini so they've moved decently in in the market they want to buy a french player
called Costa del Tolosa who I don't know much about um they also want to um ri by Ravanielli
who returned to Cremoneza he was on loan with them they're interested in the young talent of
Inter Milan called Fabian WB okay and they're also interested in Caviglia of Juventus and Maya
of Bordeaux or Maja I'm not quite sure probably Maya yeah um moving on to Genoa Genoa have brought
in a player who is very similar to Krishito those of you who remember Krishito yes this is Aaron
Martin they've brought him in from Mainz on a free transfer he's a left back he's 25 years old
he's known for his um attacking prowess he's crossing his pace um he's played in La Liga and
Bundesliga for Espanol, Celtaviga and Mainz he's played 28 games last season um and scored five
goals and got three assists so he's a good one for fantasy football those of you who play um Mateo
Retegui the new Italian hot talent was bought from Bocca Juniors for 15 million euros he's a striker
he's 24 years old known for his goal against Malta for his goal against Malta exactly the
destroyer of Malta he was on loan at Tigre in Argentina and was owned by Bocca Juniors youth
academy basically um 21 appearances 11 goals and one assist last year very raw player but of course
15 million is a bit expensive for a player who hasn't proved much but the fact that he's Italian
and that he's under 25 look at Richie Richie is asking price of 30 million but Richie's done it in
a big league man yes yes you're right but but I'm just saying that they fit under the same kind of
thing that boosts them by 10 million um today you sent me a photo of Retegui and you and you sent
me a cartoon that he looks like who was it I guess it was Ed from Ed the yellow one thank you I don't
which one Ed is no but it could be any of them double D um Manolo Portanova has been sold to
Reggiana despite being sentenced to six years in prison last year for gang rape with his uncle
with his uncle and the 17 year old boy fucking hell Francesco Cassata has gone to Spezia
Lenard Siss Borra has gone to PECS oh I remember Siss Borra yeah who was Siss Borra at previously
Genoa Genoa ah there you are and Stefan Osteraro left on a free I would have tried to keep him if I
were Genoa he's the record transfer but apparently they couldn't agree a deal um Genoa an interesting
team guys they are probably here to stay in Serie A they have new owners 777 partners they are American
and therefore rich and they are interested in Meita from Benfica Valeri from Cremonesi and
Hubs from Venezia Zanuoli of Napoli is the hottest rumor as well I want to Genoa in Serie A for two
reasons number one they are a team with a lot of pedigree a team that belongs in Serie A a team with a
rich history in Serie A and I want them there for as long as possible I have a significant soft spot
for the team number two I want to listen to the Lanterna podcast where they cover Serie A football
I don't want them to have to cover Serie A football but it is nice it is nice it's a podcast
we love it like but but for for their enjoyment like I certainly hope that they get to cover Serie A
next year. Serie A man they have a problem with highlights man as well yes they can only release
highlights like three weeks after a game played or something it's ridiculous yes let's do
Kalyari bro but yes the last team we're going to be covering this was fun is Kalyari Kalyari
haven't sold a single player yet as far as we're concerned and but doesn't seem like it they signed
Tomasso Augello from Sampdoria for two million you know what you're getting with Augello he has
127 games for Sampdoria with four goals and 11 assists he's a young solid and reliable player
he's got a lot of character as well when I say young he's 27 it's just the fact that he was a
physics student three years ago. He's a very smart lad. Yes yes also as we mentioned previously
Ibrahim Soleimana has joined from Hellas Verona for four million euros he's a 24 year old center
back known for his talent in the air his pace and his interceptions he's from the Atalanta
nursery and Verona Primavera he's got 735 minutes played in Serie A 17 appearances with Verona's
under 19s last year too getting a goal and three assists and controversial deal as four million
is a lot for Kalyari and this boy doesn't give many guarantees but hopefully it will be a risk
worth taking for them. Eldor Shumorodov is probably the player of the highest caliber that they have
signed and he signed from Roma on a loan with an option to buy the 27 year old striker didn't
manage to really insert himself at Roma or Spezia for that matter last season and however he has
four goals and four assists for Roma over two seasons eight goals and one assist for Genoa in
2020-2021 and as I said previously a shit spell at Spezia last year but he is a player with a lot
of flair and he is a dangerous player he's skilled in the air and he does have a rocket in his pocket
so hopefully this will be the season that he brings it. I think this next one is their best signing
not bad but Shumorodov is definitely the highest caliber but Jakub Jankto has joined from Hetafe
he returns to Serie A he is a central midfielder who has also played out wide before he's 27 years
old fantastic work rate on this guy his last season it wasn't 2020-2021 with Sampdoria where he
played 35 games and got six goals and three assists and he also played for Udenerze where he had 182
games in the top flight with 17 goals and 20 assists and he's also known for being gay. Yes he is the
first openly gay football player and we support him and we love him. Exactly Simone Skoufé has
joined Kalyari. Skoufé I know Skoufé the goalkeeper yes he is in fact the 27 year old goalkeeper
and that signed from club Kluj for 800k he is going to be the substitute of Radonovic definitely
because Radonovic had too good a campaign last year for him not to start for Kalyari this season
he does have 40 Serie A appearances Skoufé. Skoufé was he with Udenerze? I think there was another
player bro who was called Skoufé. I'm just checking real quick and yes he was at Udenerze
from 2013 to 2021 where he got his 40 appearances in Serie A actually so a bit of ball knowledge from
from your boy Matt nicely over there thank you very much and so yeah some some good experience
maybe he'll be a good coach for Radonovic because I don't think he'll be this displacing him I really
don't think he will be probably not he's a very good goalkeeper but it is important to have a
vice and a vice with some level of experience but yes that is our transfer run down so far
done hopefully this won't be too irrelevant within the next five days I'm thinking about
15 minutes now something will happen probably let's see let's see if anything's happened
okay so Balatour has snubbed Fulham Schoukwézer will wear the number 21 for Milan very exciting
Milan and Bechikta are negotiating for Rebic. Salary seems to be an issue over there. Yes
Fjordin are after young Croatian talent this all happened like within the last 40 minutes
that's crazy man why don't we shut the fuck up and post this so we're not too ridiculously
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