Wed, Sep 01 10 08:18 AM
Factbox on Serie A clubs after the transfer window closed (all amounts in euros, last season's positions in brackets):
Inter Milan (Champions, 82 points)
Jose Mourinho left for Real Madrid in a blaze of glory after sealing an unprecedented Italian treble last season and new coach Rafael Benitez must quickly learn from mistakes during his final turgid year at Liverpool.
Transfer movement has been limited with Mario Balotelli joining Manchester City and Benitez looking to put faith in youngsters such as Brazilian Coutinho.
In: Jonathan Biabiany (Parma, end of loan), Luca Castellazzi (Sampdoria, free), Coutinho (Vasco da Gama), Mancini (AC Milan, end of loan), Victor Obinna (Malaga, end of loan), Andrea Ranocchia (Bari, will play this season at Genoa under co-ownership deal), David Suazo (Genoa, end of loan)
Out: Marko Arnautovic (Werder Bremen, undisclosed), Mario Balotelli (Manchester City, undisclosed), Nicolas Burdisso (AS Roma, 8 million), Rene Krhin (Bologna, co-ownership), Ricardo Quaresma (Besiktas, undisclosed), Francesco Toldo (retired)
AS Roma (2nd, 80 points)
Claudio Ranieri's side narrowly missed out on a shock scudetto last term and the decision to sign troubled striker Adriano and let successful loanee Luca Toni leave has raised eyebrows across Italy.
Financial problems mean the club are up for sale but the Roman spirit of Francesco Totti and Daniele De Rossi could lead to another good campaign.
In: Adriano (Flamengo, undisclosed), Marco Borriello (AC Milan, loan), Guillermo Burdisso (Rosario Central, loan), Nicolas Burdisso (Inter Milan, 8 million), Stefano Okaka (Fulham, end of loan), Simplicio (Palermo, free)
Out: Artur (released), Nicolas Burdisso (Inter Milan, end of loan), Alessio Cerci (Fiorentina, 3 million), Marco Motta (Juventus, from Udinese, loan), Max Tonetto (released), Luca Toni (Genoa, end of loan)
AC Milan (third, 70 points)
Leonardo quit at the end of his only season after becoming fed up with interference from club owner Silvio Berlusconi and new coach Massimiliano Allegri, who impressed in two years at Cagliari, has already been told he is expected to win trophies.
New signings had been modest until a deal for Barcelona's former Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
In: Marco Amelia (Genoa, loan), Kevin-Prince Boateng (Genoa, loan), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona, loan then 24 million), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Genoa, loan), Robinho (Manchester City, undisclosed), Mario Yepes (Chievo, free)
Out: Dominic Adiyiah (Reggina, loan) David Beckham (LA Galaxy, end of loan), Marco Borriello (As Roma, loan), Dida (released), Giuseppe Favalli (retired), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke 04, 13 million), Kakha Kaladze (Genoa, undisclosed), Mancini (Inter Milan, end of loan)
Sampdoria (4th, 67 points)
Coach Luigi Del Neri jumped ship for the riches of Juventus just days after taking Samp to a surprise fourth spot last term.
New boss Domenico Di Carlo arrived from Chievo and has little experience but the club hanging on to top strike duo Antonio Cassano and Giampaolo Pazzini bodes well despite their elimination in the Champions League qualifying round.
In: Gianluca Curci (Siena, undisclosed), Daniele Dessena (Cagliari, undisclosed), Luciano Zauri (Lazio, loan)
Out: Luca Castellazzi (Inter Milan, free), Marius Stankevicius (Valencia, loan), Marco Storari (from AC Milan to Juventus, end of loan)
Palermo (5th, 65 points)
The sale of Edinson Cavani to rivals Napoli, among others, suggests Delio Rossi's side could go backwards this term.
In: Massimo Maccarone (Siena, undisclosed), Ezequiel Munoz (Boca Juniors, undisclosed), Joao Pedro (Atletico Mineiro, undisclosed)
Out: Mark Bresciano (Lazio, undisclosed), Igor Budan (Cesena, loan), Edinson Cavani (Napoli, 16 million), Roberto Guana (Palermo, free), Simon Kjaer (VfL Wolfsburg, undisclosed), Rubinho (Torino, loan), Simplicio (Roma, free)
Napoli (6th, 59 points)
The Naples club will be looking to take another step forward and push for the Champions League places with the addition of Uruguay World Cup forward Edinson Cavani from Palermo.
However, owner Aurelio De Laurentiis takes no prisoners and has angered some of the squad with his hard-nosed approach to contracts and Fabio Quagliarella's exit upset fans.
In: Edinson Cavani (Palermo, 16 million), Emilson Cribari (Lazio, undisclosed), Nicolao Dumitru (Empoli, loan) Cristiano Lucarelli (Parma, loan), Jose Ernesto Sosa (Bayern Munich, undisclosed), Hassan Yebda (Benfica, loan)
Out: Luca Cigarini (Sevilla, loan), Jesus Datolo (Espanyol, loan), German Denis (Udinese, undisclosed), Erwin Hoffer (Kaiserslautern, loan), Fabio Quagliarella (Juventus, loan then 15 million), Leandro Rinaudo (Juventus, loan)
Juventus (7th, 55 points)
The twice European champions have made major changes after last season's dreadful run. Luigi Del Neri has been hired as coach after steering Sampdoria to fourth last term and Diego and David Trezeguet have left as part of the rebuilding.
Del Neri has vowed a return to their traditional 4-4-2 after different formations under Ciro Ferrara and Alberto Zaccheroni flopped last term. Alessandro Del Piero is poised to play his final season at the club but is not guaranteed a start.
In: Alberto Aquilani (Liverpool, loan), Leonardo Bonucci (Bari, 15.5 million), Milos Krasic (CSKA Moscow, 15 million), Davide Lanzafame (Parma, end of loan), Jorge Martinez (Catania, 12 million), Marco Motta (Udinese, loan), Simone Pepe (Udinese, loan), Marco Storari (AC Milan, 4.5 million), Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli, loan then 15 million), Leandro Rinaudo (Napoli, loan), Armand Traore (Arsenal, loan)
Out: Martin Caceres (Barcelona, end of loan), Mauro Camoranesi (Vfb Stuttgart, released), Antonio Candreva (Udinese then Parma, end of loan), Fabio Cannavaro (Al Ahli, free), Diego (VfL Wolfsburg, 15.5 million), Sebastian Giovinco (Parma, loan), Christian Poulsen (Liverpool, 5.5 million), Tiago (Atletico Madrid, loan), David Trezeguet (Hercules, released), Jonathan Zebina (Brescia, released)
Parma (8th, 52 points)
The club have swapped coaches with Udinese so Pasquale Marino takes the reins this term.
However, the loss of loan players and the Italian federation's decision to limit non-European Union buys to one player per transfer window has hit their plans hard.
In: Valeri Bojinov, (Manchester City, undisclosed), Antonio Candreva (Udinese, loan), Sebastian Giovinco (Juventus, loan)
Out: Jonathan Biabiany (Inter Milan, end of loan), Manuel Coppola (Lecce, loan), Davide Lanzafame (Juventus, end of loan), Cristiano Lucarelli (Napoli, loan), Gabriele Paonessa (Cesena, loan), Andrea Rispoli (Lecce, loan)
Genoa (9th, 51 points)
Italy's oldest club have been busier than most in a quiet transfer market and Gian Piero Gasperini's attacking side will be looking to push for a top four finish having seen city rivals Sampdoria grab fourth spot last term.
In: Rafinha (Schalke, 9 million), Eduardo (Braga, undisclosed), Kakha Kaladze (AC Milan, undisclosed), Luca Toni (Bayern Munich, free), Andrea Ranocchia (Bari, co-ownership with Inter Milan. At Genoa for this season), Miguel Veloso (Sporting Lisbon, undisclosed)
Out: Marco Amelia (AC Milan, loan), Salvatore Bocchetti (Rubin Kazan, undisclosed), Ivan Fatic (Cesena, loan), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (AC Milan, loan), Alberto Zapater (Sporting Lisbon, undisclosed)
Bari (10th, 50 points)
Giampiero Ventura worked wonders last term as Bari finished mid-table in their first season back in the top flight, playing some stylish football.
The sale of impressive defensive duo Andrea Ranocchia and Leonardo Bonucci and a lack of quality new recruits may hamper them this campaign, however.
In: Abdelkader Ghezzal (Siena, undisclosed), Andrea Raggi (Bologna, undisclosed)
Out: Andrea Ranocchia (Genoa and Inter Milan co-ownership), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus, 15.5 million)
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Fiorentina (11th, 47 points)
Cesare Prandelli left to manage Italy so tough taskmaster Sinisa Mihajlovic was brought in from Catania.
A superb run to the Champions League last 16 last term was undermined by a poor Serie A campaign and this season could also be difficult given the lack of big new names and forward Stevan Jovetic being ruled out injured for six months.
In: Gaetano D'Agostino (Udinese, undisclosed), Artur Boruc (Celtic, 3 million), Alessio Cerci (AS Roma, 3 million)
Out: Massimo Gobbi (released), Keirrison (Barcelona then Santos, end of loan)
Lazio (12th, 46 points)
The enigmas of Serie A flirted dangerously with relegation last term before a late burst but Edy Reja will hope for a top 10 finish at the least this season despite selling influential left back Aleksandar Kolarov to Manchester City.
In: Mark Bresciano (Palermo, undisclosed), Javier Garrido (Manchester City, undisclosed), Hernanes (Sao Paulo, undisclosed), Luciano Zauri (Sampdoria, loan)
Out: Emilson Cribari (Napoli, undisclosed), Thomas Hitzlsperger (West Ham United, free), Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City, 22 million), Julio Cruz (released)
Catania (13th, 45 points)
Boss Sinisa Mihajlovic's decision to quit for Fiorentina was a big blow, as was midfielder Jorge Martinez's sale to Juventus, but a growing army of Argentine recruits and new coach Marco Giampaolo will hope to keep the Sicilians up yet again.
In: Alejandro Gomez (San Lorenzo, undisclosed)
Out: Jorge Martinez (Juventus, 12 million)
Cagliari (14th, 44 points)
Pierpaolo Bisoli, well-liked in Sardinia for his attachment to the club as a player, has taken over as coach from new AC Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri.
A promising start last season fizzled out and with Italy goalkeeper Federico Marchetti unsettled and only forward Robert Acquafresca a major signing, the same may occur this term.
In: Robert Aqcuafresca (Genoa, undisclosed)
Out: Daniele Dossena (Sampdoria, undisclosed), Jeda (Lecce, undisclosed)
Udinese (15th, 44 points)
Coach Francesco Guidolin surprisingly decided to swap promising Parma for strugglers Udinese, especially given the departure of key players Simone Pepe and Gaetano D'Agostino.
Antonio Di Natale, Serie A's top scorer last term with 29 goals, stayed despite interest fron Juve.
In: Gabriele Angella (Empoli, co-ownership), German Denis (Napoli, undisclosed)
Out: Gaetano D'Agostino (Fiorentina, undisclosed), Antonio Candreva (Parma, loan), Andreas Landgren (Willem II, loan), Simone Pepe (Juventus, loan), Alexandar Lukovic (Zenit St Petersburg, undisclosed)
Chievo (16th, 44 points)
New coach Stefano Pioli, who steered unfashionable Sassuolo to fourth in Serie B last term, was recruited to replace Sampdoria-bound Domenico Di Carlo but otherwise the Verona side's business has been low key and they are set to struggle.
In: Kevin Constant, (Chateauroux, undisclosed), Gelson Fernandes (St Etienne, loan), Roberto Guana (Palermo, free)
Out: Mario Yepes (AC Milan, free)
Bologna (17th, 42 points)
A change in ownership and sacking coach Franco Colomba a day before their season opener is unlikely to boost their league position after scrapes with relegation for the past two seasons.
Transfer business has been brisk but most deals have been small.
In: Rene Krhin (Inter Milan, co-ownership), Albin Ekdal (Siena, undisclosed), Diego Perez (AS Monaco, undisclosed), Ivan Radovanovic (Atalanta, loan), Matteo Rubin (Torino, undisclosed)
Out: Adailton (released), Andrea Raggi (Bari, undisclosed), Stephen Appiah (Cesena, free)
Lecce (Serie B champions)
The southern side spent just one season in Serie B and returned to the top flight as champions but a lack of Serie A quality signings means they could head straight back where they came from.
In: Manuel Coppola (Parma, loan), Davide Di Michele (Torino, undisclosed) Javier Chevanton (Sevilla, undisclosed), Jeda (Cagliari, undisclosed), Ignacio Piatti (Independiente, undisclosed), Edward Ofere (Malmo, undisclosed), Ruben Olivera (A. Penarol, undisclosed), Andrea Rispoli (Parma, loan)
Out: Emanuele Terranova (Frosinone, free)
Cesena (Serie B runners-up)
The surprise packages in the second tier last season, they have made some eye-catching signings despite their small budget.
In: Stephen Appiah, (Bologna, free), Steve von Bergen (Hertha Berlin, free), Igor Budan (Palermo, loan), Diego Cavalieri (Liverpool, undisclosed), Ivan Fatic (Genoa, loan),Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo, undisclosed), Gabriele Paonessa (Parma, loan)
Out: Ivan Franceschini (released)
Brescia (Serie B playoff winners)
The northern club face a tough task staying in Serie A but have made two decent signings this week in Eder and Alessandro Diamanti.
In: Alessandro Diamanti (West Ham United, 2.2 million), Eder (Empoli, undisclosed), Panagiotis Kone (Iraklis, undisclosed), Matteo Sereni (Torino, undisclosed), Jonathan Zebina (Juventus, released)
Out: Juergen Saumel (Torino, end of loan)
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