“Our real market coup will be the continuity of the work and the group.” Fabio Pecchia it was clear at Milan Football Week and the Parma coach is not wrong. Continuity of work was the basis of Parma’s success last year, which, confirming its trust in the coach and in the young group that was growing, reaped the now ripe fruits of the talent of its squad. It is clear, however, that Serie B and Serie A are two different planets, which is why for Parma it will be necessary to shore up the squad with elements of quality and experience that blend best with the top players already in the squad.
The purchase of Emanuele Valeri, in this sense, is practically perfect. Pecchia and Parma complete the left wing orphaned by Ansaldi and Zagaritis with a still young full-back, fresh from two Serie A championships and who only six months ago had ended up in the sights of Lazio who qualified for the Champions League round of 16. An important reinforcement, of quality and which raises the level of the team which with Gianluca Di Chiara forms a not bad left-handed battery, especially for being only on the 14th of June. This Parma won’t have to do much on the market, but some moves are necessary. In addition to the post-European Championship renewals of Man and Mihaila and that of Mr. Pecchia, the Crusaders will mainly have to strengthen the backbone of the team: a goalkeeper, a central defender, a midfielder and above all a striker. Number one and number nine are certainly the roles to be filled before any other movement, at least in view of the summer retreat of Pecchia’s team, which will have to show up at the meeting with at least 80% of the full squad.
Already intense weeks therefore for Roel Vaeyens, Mauro Pederzoli and the entire transfer team. The time for the party at Parma is over and the management has already started to act with great advantage: the return to Serie A raises the bar, now it is up to the management to complete the work already well put together in recent seasons.
