Football Special Report: Serie A Special- Top transfers of the season (Part 1)
Following the 2006 Calciopoli scandal, Serie A suffered in terms of branding/marketing and the most competitive league in the world went back to the Stone Age – not literally but it was a huge setback.
In recent years, departures and retirements of star players hurt the Italian game in terms of player power. Players such as Paolo Maldini and Pavel Nedved come only once in decades and it will be some time before Serie A will see someone even close to being
a Maldini.
Furthermore, the likes of Ricado Kaka and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029 were snapped up by La Liga teams and Italian game had officially gone back a decade in a single season.
This season however, Italian teams did some exceptional business to bring some much needed star power back into Italian game. Bettor.com brings forth a list of top transfers that happened in peninsula.
Hernanes (Sao Paulo to SS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775)
The Brazilian made his much anticipated move to Europe at a ripe age of 25. Just how a player of his technical ability managed to stay in South America for so long is beyond comprehension. European scouts however like vultures in South http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390 and any youngster
showing the slightest sign of being talented will be snapped up within days.
The player, much to his credit, stayed in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 in spite of all the treasures offered to him early in his career and honed his skill to an optimum level. Just when he thought he was ready and mature enough for the European stage, he made his switch to Italy.
Interest from AC Milan, Juventus FC and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan was rumoured but Aquile president pulled out a coup by signing the world class talent for just 15 million Euros.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hernanes-c16150 has been the best player in Italy and his impact has been such in Rome that a side who struggled to avoid relegation last season are now fighting AC Milan for Scudetto honours. Hernanes has scored five goals from the midfield and a hatful of assists
to his name and things will only get better for this modest star. Lotito would do well to shield his player from bigger European fish next season.
Milos Krasic (CSKA Moscow to Juventus FC)
The Serbian winger has completely rejuvenated the Old Lady and Juventus are in hunt for Scudetto honours after some embarrassing years in the exile. The story started when new Juve directors appointed Luigi Del Neri in charge of the perennial Scudetto contenders.
Del Neri has been a proponent of the traditional 4-4-2 formation for as long that one can’t remember him using any other formation.
Bianconeri didn’t have the personnel required for such a setup and Juve went searching for wingers. Milos Krasic was the first choice for right wing position. While CSKA tried to play hard ball in the transfer, juve waited patiently and finally got their
man for 15 million Euros.
With a resurgent http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alberto-Aquilani-c4313 spraying passes like confetti across the pitch, Krasic has ran havoc in the league and has been virtually unstoppable at times. Juve are just two world class signings away from being Champions League contenders – at last.
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