Most expensive Serie A signings of winter 2022

The January transfer window finally came to an end at the end of the previous month and we got to see so many players switch clubs in all of the top five leagues in Europe. We are already way past mid-season and know who the best-performing teams in each league are. While some have struggled to keep a consistent form, others have impressed with their consistency and quality.

Not many big clubs get to spend in a lavish style in the winter as they usually tend to keep their resources for the summer transfer window. But that does not mean that there are no big-money deals being done in the winter. The Italian top-flight has gained much more intensity in recent seasons thanks to AC Milan and Inter getting back up on their feet once again. Their dominance over the Italian league has resulted in other clubs spending quite a lot to compete with their strong rivals.

While many have arrived in the Italian league in the month that passed, not all have managed to be amongst the

most expensive Serie A signings of winter 2022

. Surely you too are eager to find out who these new arrivals are and how much they have cost their respective clubs. So read on as we provide detailed information about the careers of these footballers and get to see how they can help improve their new sides while being on the list of Serie A winter 2022 most expensive signings.

Most expensive Serie A transfers of winter 2022

From Sassuolo and Venezia spending a couple million Euros on signing new players, to Fiorentina and Juventus splashing the cash to acquire their new arrivals, there is a lot to talk about while on the topic of most expensive Serie A signings of winter 2022. So without further ado, here is everything you need to know about these footballers, their respective careers and the performance review of their new teams.

Luca Moro

• Transfer: Padova – Sassuolo

• Transfer fee: €4M

While some youngsters rise to prominence in no time and they become key parts of world-class clubs at an unbelievably young age, others need some time to adapt to professional football and might take some time to finally blossom into their full potential. That is why we will have to wait a little longer to finally see if Luca Moro can reach his full potential or not. Moro became one of the

most expensive Serie A signings of winter 2022

after completing his move to

from Padova for €4 million.

Even though he has played in the Serie C this season, he has managed to impress his peers and the scouts by scoring 21 goals in 21 appearances. Such stats were more than enough to convince Sassuolo to pay such a hefty price for the young talent. Of course it will take some time before we get to see him grace the pitch the Mapei Stadium as he has been loaned back to Catania for the rest of the season.

Sassuolo are currently sitting 12th in the league and are looking forward to a mid-table finish at the end of the season with their current form. While having their player on the list of 2022 Serie A winter transfer window most expensive signings won’t do them any good in the current campaign, they will certainly make good use of their new signing in the following years as he blossoms into a lethal striker. The 21-year-old Italian center-forward’s current market value is estimated to be around €2 million, which is half the transfer fee Sassuolo have paid to acquire his services.

Michael Cuisance

• Transfer: FC Bayern – Venezia

• Transfer fee: €4M

The next arrival on the list of

most expensive Serie A signings of winter 2022

is actually a Champions League winner, despite not having played a major role in achieving such a feat. Michael Cuisance was a part of the

team that went on to conquer Europe by winning the historic sextuple in the 2019-20 season.

Cuisance initially joined Bayern Munich from Borussia Monchengladbach for €8 million in the summer of 2019 and went on to make a total of 15 appearances for the Bavarians in the couple of years that he spent at the German club. Not getting any game time and after spending a season on loan at Olympique Marseille, Cuisance was finally let go of in the 2022 January transfer window, during which he joined the Serie A side

for €4 million.

The 22-year-old is a talented midfielder and can prove to be an effective player in the middle of the field if he gets to find his feet at his new club. The Frenchman has already made his debut for Venezia and has been on the starting-XI since arriving at the Italian side. Venezia are currently in deep trouble if their current form continues as they are roaming the relegation zone with 18 points in 23 league games.

So far, the young central midfielder’s arrival has not changed anything for the club as they still lack the intensity to push for a better position in the league table. Of course not everything is lost yet as they still have the chance to push themselves up the league table if they play their cards right. Being on the list of Serie A winter 2022 most expensive signings, Michael Cuisance has got himself quite a full trophy cabinet, but will have to work a lot more if he wants to achieve anything particular at his new club.

Silvan Hefti

• Transfer: BSC Young Boys – Genoa

• Transfer fee: €5M

Silvan Hefti became one of the most expensive Serie A signings of winter 2022 after joining Genoa from

for a reported fee of €5 million. The Swiss right-back rose up the ranks at FC St. Gallen’s youth academy before joining BSC Young Boys for a little more than a million Euros in 2020 and managed to impress Genoa in the two years that he spent at the Swiss club. Hefti was a vital part of BSC Young Boys in the 2020-21 season and managed to repeat the same feats in the current campaign as well.

He managed to appear in a total of 72 games for the Swiss Super League side and got to score a couple of goals while providing 5 assists in the process. Hefti is more of a defensive-type right-back, who is strong and fast enough to catch up with many of the fast-paced forwards.

The 24-year-old’s current market value is estimated to be around €3.5 million, which is not that much different from his transfer fee. Just like Venezia, Genoa are in deep trouble this season as they are only above Salernitana on the league ladder with 14 points in 24 league games. It is up to debate whether Silvan Hefti’s arrival as one of the

Serie A winter 2022 most expensive signings

can inspire Genoa to lift themselves up the league table in the remaining weeks.

He has already made a total of six appearances for

, all of which have ended in either a draw or a defeat.  His worst performance came in their 6-0 humiliation at the hands of Fiorentina. Being one of the most expensive Serie A signings of winter 2022, we will have to wait and see if Hefti can finally regain his top form and help his teammates find a better form as well.

Ederson

• Transfer: Corinthians – Salernitana

• Transfer fee: €6M

No, don’t be shocked, this is not the same Ederson everyone has been talking about in the Premier League. Ederson Jose dos Santos Lourenco da Silva, or simply known as Ederson, is a 22-year-old Brazilian midfielder who has recently earned himself a move to the Italian Serie A from Corinthians. He joined Salerintana for a reported fee of €6 million and is believed to be one of the

most expensive Serie A transfers of winter 2022

.

Ederson started his career at Cruzeiro not so long ago in 2019 and quickly joined Corinthians on a free transfer deal in 2020. After spending a season on loan at Fortaleza and making more than 54 appearances for the Brazilian side, the youngster has now joined

on a four-year deal. The Italian side are currently the weakest team in the whole league and have only managed to earn 11 points from their 23 league games so far.

Perhaps Ederson’s arrival as one of the most expensive Serie A signings of winter 2022 can help them turn things around in the remaining weeks. But the whole team will have to up their game if they want to get out of the relegation zone. The Brazilian is yet to make his debut for Salernitana and we are waiting to see if he can deliver on his promises, or it will be too late before he can get settled in at his new club.

Kelvin Yeboah

• Transfer: Sturm Graz – Genoa

• Transfer fee: €6.5M

Next on the list of

2022 Serie A winter transfer window most expensive signings

is Kelvin Yeboah, who has joined Genoa from Sturm Graz for €6.5 million. The 21-year-old center-forward has proven to be lethal enough to be worth a couple of million Euros. He gained more attention after joining Sturm Graz from WSG Wattens for €1.2 million in the 2021 winter transfer window and managed to live up to the billing by scoring 20 goals and providing 12 assists in a total of 45 appearances across all competitions.

It seems that Genoa are using all the resources they have got to earn their chance to survive the relegation zone. Of course it is a bit complicated than simply signing a couple of players and expecting them to deliver from day-1. Yeboah has already made a total of 4 appearances for Genoa and is yet to score his first goal for the Italian club.

Hefti and Yeboah are not the only new arrivals at Genoa as they have spent quite a lot of money to bring in a couple of other players as well. However, only these two have made it to the list of most expensive Serie A signings of winter 2022. The Accra-born Italian striker will have to quickly settle in at his new club, or else he will not get a second chance to prove himself in the coming weeks.

Federico Gatti

• Transfer: Frosinone – Juventus

• Transfer fee: €7.5M

Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci might be Juventus’ main defenders right now, but the Turin-based club are certainly going to need one for the future. That is why they splashed the cash to sign Matthijs de Ligt from Ajax for a whopping fee of almost €85 million a couple of years ago. But a single defender is not going to cut it as the Bianconeri certainly need some backups as well. That is where Federico Gatti comes into play.

Gatti is certainly one for the future as he might still need some time to fully realize his potential. The 23-year-old Italian became one of the most expensive Serie A signings of winter 2022 when he signed for Juventus from Frosinone for €7.5 million. The youngster has played for clubs such as Pavarolo, Verbania and Paro Patria throughout his short career so far. He will be spending the rest of the season on loan at his former club before joining Juventus in the summer.

Of course Gatti might go on to spend a couple more seasons on loan at various clubs before earning his place in Juventus’ senior side. The Bianconeri are currently sitting fourth on the league table after recovering from a terrible run of form early on in the season.

While they certainly haven’t been at their very best after losing their reign over the Serie A to Inter in the 2020-21 campaign, Juventus are slowly climbing back up as they are currently amongst the top-4. They have enough world-class center-backs for the time being and we will have to wait a bit more to see Gatti grace the pitch at the Allianz stadium.

Denis Zakaria

• Transfer: Borussia Monchengladbach – Juventus

• Transfer fee: €8.5M

Next on the list of 2022 Serie A winter transfer window most expensive signings is Denis Zakaria, who has joined Juventus from Borussia Monchengladbach for less than €9 million. The Swiss youngster’s actual market value is estimated to be around €27 million, which shows how much of a bargain his transfer has been for the Italian side. Zakaria began his journey in football after rising up the ranks at the Swiss club Servette FC in 2015.

He quickly joined BSC Young Boys and earned himself a €12-million move to Monchengladbach in the summer of 2017. He went on to make a total of 67 appearances for Young Boys, during which he managed to score a couple of goals and provide 4 assists in the process. As a defensive midfielder, Zakaria has attracted quite a lot of attention from top clubs in Europe and joining Juventus at the age of 25 will certainly help him shoot for the stars.

The young midfielder has already made a total of 40 international appearances throughout his career and is a well-known Swiss footballer. Even though Juventus did not pay his full market value, Zakaria still got to be amongst the most expensive Serie A signings of winter 2022. He has already managed to make an impact at his new club by scoring a goal in their 2-0 victory over Hellas Verona.the former Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder is slowly gaining more and more play time at Juventus and we are surely going to see a lot from him in the coming weeks.

Arthur Cabral

• Transfer: FC Basel – Fiorentina

• Transfer fee: €14M

and Genoa are not the only clubs to have signed a couple of players in the January transfer window. Fiorentina have added to their squad depth as well. Arthur Cabral arrived at Fiorentina from FC Basel for a reported fee of €14 million and earned himself a spot on the list of most expensive Serie A signings of winter 2022. The Brazilian started his professional career at CEara SC and quickly joined Palmeiras in 2019.

He did not get to gain prominence in the Brazilian Serie A as he went on to spend a season on loan at FC Basel, before finally joining the Swiss club for €6 million in the summer of 2020. It took him two years to be considered as an up and coming center-forward with quite an eye for goal.

His current market value is estimated to be around €15 million and that is about how much Fiorentina have paid to acquire his services. Cabral is only 23 years old and he has already stepped onto the big stage as a talented striker. Fiorentina are currently battling their way into a European tournament spot as they are currently sitting eighth on the league table with 36 points in 23 games. Perhaps Cabral’s arrival can boost their goal-scoring stats in the coming weeks.

The Brazilian has made his debut for Fiorentina, but it seems that it was too soon for him to score a goal as he has not adapted to the new environment. Being one of the

most expensive signings of Serie A 2022 January transfer window

, the former Basel center-forward’s career is being watched closely as many want to know if he can succeed at his new club or not.

Jonathan Ikone

• Transfer: LOSC Lille – Fiorentina

• Transfer fee: €14M

Fiorentina are serious about being in a European tournament next season and that is why they have spent yet another €14 million to bring in Jonathan Ikone from LOSC Lille. Ikone was part of the same squad that ended the star-studded Paris Saint-Germain’s reign over Ligue 1 by winning the league title against all odds. The irony is that he initially joined Lille after not finding a suitable place for himself at PSG. He joined the French side from the Parisians for €5 million back in 2018 and went on to make a total of 150 appearances for the Mastiffs, scoring 16 goals and providing 27 assists in the process.

The immensely versatile forward’s current market value is estimated to be around €22 million, which is a couple of millions more than what Fiorentina have paid to acquire his services. Ikone has already managed to live up to the billing by providing two assists in his first five games, the first of which came in the Coppa Italia Round of 16 against Napoli, while the second one came in their 6-0 thrashing of Genoa in the league. The 23-year-old’s trophy cabinet is more impressive than many others’ thanks to his

Dusan Vlahovic

• Transfer: Fiorentina – Juventus

• Transfer fee: €81M

Fiorentina have a lot of resources to spare thanks to the recent transfer of Dusan Vlahovic. The Serbian center-forward’s move to Juventus has stirred up a lot of controversy in the past couple of days as Fiorentina fans are calling him a traitor for leaving their side too early in the season. The €70-million-rated striker has proven to be quite a prolific goal scorer and is on his way up the ladder of success in a lot of haste. The Serbia international has set several records aside from being on the list of most expensive signings of Serie A 2022 January transfer window.

He is the youngest professional, the youngest debutant and the youngest goal scorer in the history of Partizan Belgrade. Vlahovic joined Fiorentina from the Serbian side for only €2 million in the summer of 2018 and is now one of the most expensive strikers in the world. After scoring 20 goals in 22 appearances at Fiorentina Primavera, the 22-year-old went on to appear in a total of 109 games across all competitions for Fiorentina’s senior side. He managed to score 49 goals while providing 11 assists in the process.

Of course Vlahovic has only just earned himself a place amongst the most lethal strikers in the world. He managed to score 21 goals in Serie A last season and has already scored 17 goals in 21 appearances in the current campaign. This track record is absolutely brilliant for such a youngster and we are excited to see how he will fare in the rest of the season.

Vlahovic has managed to prove his worth in the little chance that he has gotten so far as he has scored a goal while providing an assist in his first two games for the Bianconeri.

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