Serie A Transfer Window Grades: Who Excelled?

The transfer window in Italy slammed shut this week in a blur of late phone calls, desperate faxes and hurried medicals. When the dust settled, the real work began: judging who actually did well.

Giancarlo Rinaldi has taken on the awkward job of grading the mercato for all 20 clubs in Serie A, a task that always stirs debate. In this world, success is rarely universal. One director’s masterstroke looks like a reckless gamble to a rival fan. A supposedly perfect window can unravel by October; a quiet one can suddenly look inspired by Christmas.

That’s the fascination of the Calciomercato. The biggest name on the billboard can flop, weighed down by expectation and price tag. A low-cost signing, barely noticed on deadline day, can turn into the league’s next headline act.

Nobody can say for sure how these moves will age once the season kicks into full speed. But patterns emerge, strategies reveal themselves, and some clubs clearly handled the chaos better than others.

Marks for Serie A Teams

With that in mind, here are my marks out of 10 for every team preparing to fight it out in Serie A this season.