Jean-Phillipe Mateta was one of the biggest names in this Serie A transfer window as he looked set to make a move to Italy. Juventus were the first team interested in his services, managing to agree a four year deal with Mateta. But they failed to come to agreement with Palace as they didn’t want to pay 40 million for Mateta straight up.

AC Milan were the second team up to try and bring Mateta to Italy. They also managed to agree a deal with Mateta on a four year contract. Milan had the same struggles as Juventus as they couldn’t agree a deal with Crystal Palace.Then however, Palace signed Jorgen Strand Larsen from Wolverhampton Wanders as a replacement for Mateta for £70M.

This then lead to them looking for somewhere to sell Mateta as to not have a headache up top. Palace managed to agree a deal with Mateta but that fell through. Jean-Philippe was not open to that move wanting to go somewhere else in Europe, specifically Italy or France. This left Palace in a pickle as they didn’t have any suitors at their asking price of €35M.

AC Milan changed their bud from a loan to buy to a permanent transfer but keeping at €30M. Palace decided to accept with the deadline being close by and not wanting to keep Mateta or his wages.

Mateta and Milan scheduled his medical to take place in London with Milan’s medical team travelling across the pond. However, this deal would fall through as Mateta would fail his medical in London as he has an injury requiring surgery sidelining him for 3-4 months. This means that Niclas Fullkrug will be the only striker.

Napoli have dealt with injuries below since before the start of this season. This came as Romelu Lukaku went down in a preseason friendly vs Olympiacos. The problem has only got worse for Napoli with seven current squad players being out with injury including Vanja Milnkovic-Savic and Kevin De Bruyne both being on that list.

The list could’ve been made eight against Chelsea on Wednesday as Giovanni Di Lorenzo went down with a knee injury. Di Lorenzo kept on playing through the injury as Napoli only had limited options on the bench. However, the problem didn’t go away as he had to be stretched off in the 3oth minute of today’s game against Fiorentina.

This has lead an already depleted Napoli side looking for options to replace Di Lorenzo. They also only have a day to complete any move with the transfer deadline today. However, they have been able to complete the quick move according to Nico Schira as they are set to make a signing from Cagliari.

This is Gabriele Zappa who is open to leaving Sardena to join Napoli. Zappa has already managed to agree terms with Napoli on a deal, leaving the clubs to negotiate the terms. The deal is getting closer and closer to happening but not everyone agrees as there is conflicting reports.

Gabriele Zappa of Cagliari seen in action during the Serie A 2025/26 football match between Juventus and Cagliari at Allianz Juventus Stadium. Final…

Orazio Accomando is reporting that Zappa is not a first choice option for Napoli, as they have another name in mind. This would be Brooke Norton-Cuffy from Genoa. However, Genoa don’t want to lose Norton-Cuffy on a loan deal instead of a straight swap, so Zappa is still a backup according to Accomando.

AS Roma have been after a attackers for most of this months. This comes as Gian Piero Gasperini has lead a tight ship in defence conceding only 13 goals in the league. The attack meanwhile has struggled for most of the campaign, which has lead to Roma failing to convert their great defence into wins.

Roma have already begun addressing the problem in the market, they were linked to Giacomo Raspadori for a long time but he signed for Atalanta (read more here). But, Roma wouldn’t give up as they instead shifted their focus to Donyell Malen, signing him on a loan to buy from Aston Villa.

But, the Giallorossi wouldn’t stop there with the attacking options. Only a few days later they finalized a deal with Olympic Marseille to sign striker Robinio Vaz. The french striker had a breakout in the start of the season with Marseille so Roma took their opportunity and pounced. (read more here)

Robinio Vaz of AS Roma warms up during the Serie A 2025/2026 football match between AS Roma and AC Milan at Stadio Olimpico. Rome , January 25th, 2026

However, these two signings isn’t enough for a Roma side with a struggling Ferguson and injured Dovbyk. Roma are back in the market, as they push to sign another striker. Roma are looking for someone with a little more experience that can come into Gasperini squad straight away.

This lead them to the idea of signing Bryan Zaragoza who is currently on loan with Celta Vigo. Talks where opened today according to Nico Schira they are progressing quickly. Roma has already managed to come to an agreement with Zaragoza on a contract that will run until 2030.

Roma have also opened talks with Bayern who is the parent club of Zaragoza. They are open to a move on a loan to buy deal, agreeing on a 13 million euro package for him to join Roma. Bayern will now just have to finalize the details on Zaragoza leaving Celta Vigo, before his medical’s and the document signing.