Worst Serie A Winter Transfers

DBasia.news –  Italian clubs did not waste time in the winter transfer market and acted to recruit players.

Since its introduction in the 2002-2003 season, the transfer market has often been in the media spotlight. There are two types of transfer markets, summer and winter.

In Italy, the practice of bringing in players in the middle of the season is not taboo. Although there are rarely large purchases, hiring in the winter often occurs.

The reluctance of clubs in Italy to bring in top players in the winter transfer market is due to a number of declining players. Adaptation problems and language barriers are often the reason.

The following are the five worst purchases during the January transfer window in the history of Serie A:

Helder Postiga (Valencia to Lazio, 2014)

In the past, HelderPostiga was a mainstay of the Portugal national team up front. Unfortunately, Postiga’s career at club level was not as bright as Seleccao’s.

In 2013, Postiga was purchased by Valencia from Deportivo La Coruna to replace Roberto Soldado. Unfortunately Postiga’s career with El Che did not go smoothly.

In the middle of the season, Postiga was loaned to Lazio. At that time, I Biancocelesti had the option to permanently secure the 37-year-old striker.

During the defense of Lazio, Postiga only played in five matches and failed to score a single goal. After that, he returned to his old club, Deportivo.

Amantino Mancini (Inter Milan to AC Milan, 2010)

When defending AS Roma, Amantino Mancini became a feared figure in Serie A. Mancini was a vital figure in Luciano Spalletti’s scheme at the Olimpico Stadium.

Unfortunately Mancini failed to repeat the success when moving to Inter Milan. The Brazilian failed to prove himself under Jose Mourinho’s leadership.

As a result Inter Milan also lent Mancini to AC Milan in the middle of the season. I Rossoneri has the option to purchase half the ownership of the player.

Unfortunately, from seven appearances for AC Milan, Mancini failed to score a single goal. His career continued to decline until he was jailed for almost three years for rape charges.

Federico Macheda (Manchester United to Sampdoria, 2011)

At that time, Federico Macheda was touted as a future attacker for Italy. Uniquely, Macheda started his career not in Italy, but defending Manchester United.

These conditions make Italian clubs vying for the signature of Macheda. Sampdoria finally managed to secure the services of the player from the City of Rome on loan.

Unfortunately Macheda is often touted as the most unsuccessful player in Serie A after moving to Sampdoria. The player who was then aged 20 failed to replace Antonio Cassano and GiampaoloPazzini.

During the defense of Sampdoria, Macheda was only able to score one goal, and that too in the Coppa Italia. At the end of the season, Il Samp was relegated after the previous season almost played in the Champions League.

Maniche (Atletico Madrid to Inter Milan, 2008)

Maniche was a Portugal national team player in the 2004 European Cup and the 2006 World Cup. In addition, Maniche also played impressively when FC Porto won the Champions League.

After the World Cup, Maniche chose to join Atletico Madrid. Had been a mainstay of Los Rojiblancos, unfortunately he had problems with coach, Javier Aguirre.

In the end, Maniche was loaned to Inter Milan. However, the player is considered to have given nothing to the La Beneamata squad which is already considered too strong.

Maybe Inter Milan fans only remember Maniche thanks to his goal when facing Juventus. However, at that time Maniche also threw away the opportunity to equalize.

Tomas Rincon (Genoa to Juventus, 2017)

Juventus needed a midfielder due to problems in their midfield. At that time, Claudio Marchisio suffered severe injuries, while Stefano Sturaro and Mario Lemina were not yet the perfect coatings.

As a result, I Bianconeri also brought in Tomas Rincon from Genoa in the middle of the 2016-2017 season. Rincon himself is a mainstay in the midfield of Il Grifone before moving to Juventus.

Rincon became the first Venezuelan to defend Juventus. There, he was able to feel playing in the Champions League and winning the Scudetto title.

Unfortunately, from 19 matches with Juventus, Rincon failed to show the best performance. As a result, La Vecchia Signora released him to Torino the following season.