Time out. The summer session of the transfer market ends here and now, at least until January, only the pitch will take center stage. The last day didn't offer any particular surprises, after all the bulk of the movements had already been made and only a few operations remained to be concluded, both incoming and outgoing. The cover of this August 31st is taken rightfully by Niang, Zappacosta and the Pradé-Osti couple, respectively technical and sporting director of Sampdoria.
But let's go in order starting from the French, passed from Milan to Torino for 20 million including bonuses. A deal that satisfies all parties: the Rossoneri, who essentially reach the same amount that Spartak Moscow had offered, the grenades, who are strengthened with an element with great potential and much appreciated by Mihajlovic, the player, who ended up exactly where he wanted .
Everything has been unlocked also thanks to the Chelsea di Conte, who surprised the market world in the afternoon by showing up from Cairo with 25 million cash for Zappacosta, an offer, ça va sans dire, immediately accepted by the president of Toro. Thus the winger ends up in London (moreover arousing the irony of the English people) but the grenades were able to raise the offer and finally close the Niang speech.
Important barrels also in the house Sampdoria, where Pradé and Osti have even formalized three acquisitions and all of them high-profile. In Genoa, via Naples, Duvan Zapata, Tonelli and Strinic arrive while De Laurentiis cashes a check for 22 million reinvested in part on Roberto Inglese, taken from Chievo for 10 plus 2 bonus and left on loan in Verona until next summer.
Important day for the Lazio, who put a large chunk of Keita's 30 million on the market. Lotito and Tare have secured the Portuguese Nani from Valencia (loan with right of redemption set at 10 plus 2 bonus) and the talented duo, also from Lusitania, from Sporting Braga Bruno Jordao and Pedro Neto, paid a total of 26.
Last day with official also for Inter: the purchase of young winger Karamoh from Caen (6 million, five-year contract) and the transfers of Ansaldi to Turin and Gabigol to Benfica (loan with right to buy set at 25). The other big ones have essentially remained to watch.
Il Milan closed the market with a videoconference between Fassone and Mirabelli in which he took stock of the dreams that came true ("We have invested more than 230 million and we will do other things in January") and those that remained unexpressed ("Aubameyang wanted to come but Borussia Dortmund resisted"), the Juve has limited itself to giving the young Kean on loan to Verona, the Roma, as anticipated by Monchi, had already closed its doors after the purchase of Schick.
It remains a record market, in which Serie A is back to spending like in the old days. Only the pitch will tell us if this money will bring as many results, but in the meantime the fans can dream… At least until the next match.
