Sassuolo have been a staple of Serie A in recent history, consistently being in the mid table of Serie A. However, they faulted two years ago being relegated to Serie B, but for only one season. Ever since then they have bounced back being led by Fabio Grosso they currently sit 11th in Serie A.

Sassuolo has undergone a mini rebuild, to retool this team to one good enough for Serie A. A key name to this has been Tarik Muharemovic who was bought from Juventus, at the start of last season. He has been one of the best young defenders in Serie A this season.

Tarik Muharemovic of US Sassuolo looks on during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and US Cremonese at Mapei Stadium – Citta del Tricolore…

Muharemovic top form has seen him linked to all kinds of big moves, but there is a main three according to Fabrizio Romano. Firstly, Juventus could try to resign Muharemovic from Sassuolo a deal which would be made easier then other moves. Juventus hold a 50% sell on clause for Muharemovic which could be waived if they are to sign him.

This would make the deal cheaper compared to any other teams trying to sign Muharemovic. Inter are also monitoring the Bosnian ahead of a summer transfer window. Inter could lose a centre back in the summer to Bayern Munich which would make his signing more important. (read more here)

However, Muharemovic isn’t guaranteed to stay in Serie A with multiple Premier League sides also being interested in signing the centre back. Bournemouth is leading the charge for a deal for Muharemovic, but they are no guarantee to be the club that signs him in the summer.

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.

Joao Mario was one of Juventus’s first signings they made in the summer, coming to Turin in a swap deal. He was controversially brought in on a swap deal for Alberto Costa. Costa had shined for Juventus especially during the Club World Cup, but there was no guarantee he would stay in Turin so Juventus sold him.

Joao Mario, however has not shined at Juventus. Mario has only featured for Juventus in thirteen games, this season last playing nearly a month ago on January 7th. This has left Juventus looking for a way to get rid of him, and sign a replacement for him. Juventus decided to leave this late as they had a busy mercato, that wasn’t overly successful.

Joao Mario of Juventus arrives at the stadium prior to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD6 match between Juventus and Pafos FC at…

Thankfully for Juventus however, Fabrizio Romano reports that a replacement has been found from Bologna. This would be Emil Holm, who was sought after by many Italian clubs through this window. This comes as Nadir Zortea has become the number one right back for Bologna, but Holm has the quality and potential to play more elsewhere.

Emil Holm will now have the opportunity to play more elsewhere as he has agreed personal terms with Juventus. Juventus and Bologna have also agreed on a loan to buy deal to see Holm play in Turin. The loan to buy deal is being labeled as a swap deal as Bologna will get a player back from Juventus.

This will be Joao Mario, who will make a move to join Bologna as he has been struggling for game time this season. He has agreed terms with Bologna, over a deal which will hopefully see him earn playing time. Bologna also hold buy rights to Mario making this a one of a kind swap deal.