“Transfer market. Hunt for replacements for three key players. D’Alessandro, Valoti and Barbieri”, headlines the Sports newspaper.
With names starting to circulate and negotiations potentially developing, the transfer market is about to begin. With Inzaghi on the bench the bar has certainly been raised for the Nerazzurri, who by name cannot fail to position themselves on the starting grid among the top eight of the championship. In the same way, the transfer market must be up to par, after that of last season which saw great successes but also wasted opportunities.
Meanwhile, there are three players who will leave Pisa after just one season. Two have already done so: D’Alessandro and Valoti, who were not redeemed and returned to Monza. These represented the positive part of the Nerazzurri season. In reality, number 77, held back too often by injuries (which caused him to miss a total of nine games), did not grant him the continuity that both he and Aquilani would have needed. In total three goals and three assists. A much better haul for the Nerazzurri’s top scorer: Valoti scored ten goals, providing three assists. His redemption, for a sum of less than one million euros, was a bit surprising and made people turn up their noses, considering the player’s contribution. Like him, the other real positive note was Tommaso Barbieri. The full-back born in ’02 experienced significant growth over the course of the year, to the point of earning the trust of Juventus who decided to buy him out, making him the third player already ready to leave […].
