How Growth Decree’s removal could affect Serie A’s January transfers

The helpful luxury of the Growth Decree regulations will soon be taken away from Serie A clubs and that will prominently hamper how they operate in the transfer window.

The removal will force Italian clubs to look at cheaper players that earn less, as they won’t get tax benefits and they would also have to rely on Italian players. Previously, they could afford more less known stars, as they saved taxes due to the Growth Decree regulations. That changes now and it could affect transfers in January.

Corriere della Sera state that Milan could be the most affected side as they are pursuing some foreign targets. Sehrou Guirassy’s wage demand is at €5 million per season and without tax benefits, that would weigh heavily on Milan’s budget.

There will also be question marks about Clement Lenglet, who is wanted by Milan and is currently on loan at Aston Villa from Barcelona and earns a big amount at the Spanish club. Furthermore, it raises question marks about the renewals of Mike Maignan and Olivier Giroud. 

Tottenham’s Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg would demand €6 million per season and has attracted interest from Juventus and Napoli and the new regulation would put a move to Italy under doubt even for the Dane.

While other teams may face issues, Inter seem to be in a much more viable place. With renewals of Matteo Darmian and Henrikh Mkhitaryan sealed, even Inter’s targets would be financially viable. Tajon Buchanan earns only €400k a season at Club Brugge and would earn €1.5 million at Inter. A deal with Piotr Zielinski is already agreed and since he will arrive for free, the Nerazzurri would save funds.

Kaustubh Pandey | GIFN