The 2025-26 Serie A season will kick off later this month (You may catch the entire Italian league’s motion throughout Paramount+, CBS Sports activities Golazo Community, and CBS Sports Network) as the primary matchday will happen on August 23 and there are a lot of new gamers which have joined the Italian first division this summer time. Aside of essentially the most notable ones like Luka Modric at AC Milan or Kevin de Bruyne at Napoli, there are many lesser recognized new signings that may probably form the upcoming years of European soccer. Italy’s Serie A, over time, has turn into a league the place younger skills can develop after which probably be part of different groups sooner or later, so let’s have a look at who the highest 5 new skills we must always take note of this season in Italy are.
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Kamaldeen Sulemana, Atalanta
Atalanta are nicely often known as a spot the place a younger expertise can develop, particularly underneath former head coach Gian Piero Gasperini, though he left to hitch AS Roma this summer time. The Nerazzurri employed Ivan Juric as their new supervisor, and the previous Southampton supervisor will once more coach his former participant Kamaldeen Sulemana, who signed for Atalanta from the relegated Premier League facet this summer time. Regardless of the difficult season he had at Southampton with Juric, Sulemana confirmed he is a participant who can enhance so much, and was a pivotal participant within the attacking system of Juric in England within the final months. He is now referred to as to make a step in his profession in Italy and Juric will assist him to adapt to a brand new league and nation.
Martin Baturina, Como
Be careful for this title. Como signed Baturina this summer time from Dinamo Zagreb for round $20 million and he is thought-about as top-of-the-line Croatian skills proper now. The 22-year previous scored 4 objectives and supplied ten assists within the Croatian league final 12 months and has already performed 13 Champions League matches in his profession and scored two objectives over the 2024-25 season. He is a participant who can enhance so much underneath Cesc Fabregas because the Spanish supervisor already confirmed he can work nicely with younger gamers, as he did with Nico Paz final 12 months, amongst others.
Petar Sucic, Inter
Speaking about Croatian skills, Inter signed Petar Sucic this summer time because the midfielder additionally joined from Dinamo Zagreb. Inter have a protracted historical past on the subject of Croatian gamers, as each Marcelo Brozovic and Ivan Perisic performed for the Nerazzurri up to now few years. Sucic will play alongside Nicolo Barella, Hakan Calhanoglu, Davide Frattesi and Henrikh Mkhitaryan within the Inter’s midfielder and the brand new head coach Cristian Chivu already confirmed in the course of the FIFA Membership World Cup he is trusting Sucic to play alongside the extra skilled Inter gamers within the two or three-man midfield.
Pervis Estupinian, AC Milan
It is a huge summer time for AC Milan because the Rossoneri determined to let a key participant like Theo Hernandez go after years the place he dominated the league. Whereas Theo Hernandez joined Al-Hilal this summer time, the group now coached by Massimiliano Allegri signed Estupinian from Brighton, in what we are able to think about an important transfer for his profession. After enjoying three years within the Premier League underneath, amongst others, Italian supervisor Roberto De Zerbi, Estupinian is now tasked with succeeding Theo Hernandez at AC Milan. Not a straightforward job.
Evan Ferguson, AS Roma
Alongside Estupinian who joined AC Milan completely, Brighton loaned out striker Evan Ferguson to AS Roma this summer time. That is an fascinating signing for the group coached by Gasperini, as he would possibly have an effect on the sport time of Ukrainian striker Artem Dovbyk who joined the Giallorossi in the summertime 2024. Trying on the previous of Gasperini in Bergamo, it is doubtless he’ll rotate each gamers within the assault, however contemplating the primary matches of the pre-season it appears just like the Italian coach is counting so much on the younger Irish striker.
Bonus decide: Carlos Cuesta, Parma
We talked about 5 gamers, however there may be additionally an fascinating new face on the bench. This summer time Parma employed former Mikel Arteta assistant Carlos Cuesta from Arsenal as the brand new head coach, making him the youngest supervisor in Serie A historical past. It is too quickly to think about what we are able to anticipate from Cuesta, however he will certainly be an fascinating supervisor to comply with this season. Parma have some historical past with these sorts of appointments as additionally they employed Enzo Maresca, the present Chelsea supervisor, up to now, however then sacked him after just a few matches in 2021 on account of some disappointing outcomes.
