Many are Spanish speakers who are 'Arriving' to Calcium
The signing of Uruguayan international Diego Forlan from Inter Milan for the next two seasons has put the finishing touch to a summer market, as has occurred in recent years in Italy has been filled with a Spanish accent the "calcium."
Forlan, 32 goals in four seasons red and white dress, has landed in Milan as a true hero, though, as the media, the Inter only had to pay 5 million euros (7.2 billion) to take over its services.
At the same time made official the signing of Forlan, Inter surprised his fans with the transfer by a season of Mauro Zarate in Lazio today, which has paid about 3 million euros (4.2 million dollars).
Another surprise of late has been the signing of Argentine midfielder Fernando Gago of Real Madrid by Rome, which reaches a given season.
Uruguayan footballers, Chile and Argentina have followed other Latin Americans as Edinson Cavani (Naples) and Javier Zanetti (Inter), who also one day decided to cross the Atlantic to try his luck in the clubs of the Serie.
Most of the new pledges came with a European passport for easy integration into the Italian first division, which severely limits the presence of players outside the European Union in the clubs.
Is the case of very young Erik Lamela, an Argentinian 19 years with a Spanish passport, which last July became one of the most celebrated signings of Rome, which paid about 12 million euros ($ 17.2 million ) to the River Plate.
His compatriot Pablo Daniel Osvaldo, from Espanyol and claimed by other European teams such as Atletico Madrid, recently gave the yes to the new project of Rome, who had to pay 15 million euros (21.5 million), plus 2.5 (3.2) of variables to close his signing.
Also from the Spanish league, one of the markets both for the Italian club this summer, the Spanish arrived Jose Angel Valdes, who left Sporting Gijon for about 5 million euros (7.1) and Bojan Krkic by 12 million (17.2), one of the pearls of the quarry Barca not finished enter Pep Guardiola's plans and that in Italy was received with open arms.
However, the most acclaimed signing for the fans "Giallorossi" was the Spanish coach Luis Enrique Martinez, a disciple of Guardiola and his football dreams, but these days Italy considers responsible for the elimination of Roma Europa League.
Two other Spanish, Sergio Count and Jose Angel Crespo, have come ashore in the ranks of the modest Catania and Bologna while the Argentinian Sergio Romero and Germain Denis have done the same in the newly promoted Sampdoria and Atalanta, which begins league championship with 6 points less for his involvement in a betting scam in Italy.
This year has been, however, signings of Brazilian players, an absence that breaks with tradition usual "
calcio " in the international currently playing as Robinho and Pato (Milan), where for years they triumphed stars such as Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos and Kaka.
As for the internal motions in addition to the surprise signing Zarate by Inter Milan highlights the progress of the Italian veteran Andrea Pirlo, who has come free at Juventus, who has also been strengthened with the Chilean Arturo Vidal.
On the other side of the coin, have been fairly high-profile departures of Samuel Eto'o, who left the club "interest" to play for Anzhi Russia and become the highest-paid player in the world with 20 million euros (28.7) annually, and Argentina's Javier Pastore, whose transfer from Palermo to Paris Saint-Germain was around 42 million euros (60.3) .
Chilean Alexis Sanchez starred in another soap opera of the summer until finalized his move to Barcelona in exchange for about 26 million (37.3), which could reach 37.5 (52.5) if targets are met incentives.
The Italian clubs try to balance their accounts by selling many of its stars, but struggle to retain others, such as the Dutchman Wesley Sneidjer (Inter) or Swedish Zlatan Ibrahimovic exbarcelonista (Milan), two icons of the computers that sound like favorites to win the "scudetto" next June.