Serie A clubs’ January transfer spending is lowest since 2006

February 1 – In contrast to the English Premier League, deadline day in Italy brought to an end a winter transfer window that saw the lowest spending by Serie A clubs in almost two decades.

Top-flight clubs spent a total of €28.42 million on transfers in January, their lowest expenditure since 2006. The biggest outlay was by Fiorentina – for a player already at the club.

Fiorentina made Antonín Barák’s move from Hellas Verona permanent on deadline day on Tuesday, paying €8.5 million for the Czech Republic international, who had been on loan at the Tuscan club since August.

Italian football is still recovering financially from the coronavirus pandemic but even last year, Serie A clubs splashed out €185 million euros ($201 million).

None of the top four teams – Napoli, Inter Milan, Lazio, Atalanta – spent a single Euro this month. Defending champion AC Milan and sixth-place Roma, who are also both pushing hard for the Champions League qualifying places, spent just €500,000 on loan deals.

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