Inter based their summer strategy on bringing in players from the Premier League, but the early returns have been paltry at best.

Serie A is talked down for its lack of goals and defensive-minded style, but the start of the new season has gone in the other direction.

Barcelona started tracking Martinez long before the Alvarez talks went pear-shaped. They initially reached out to him and his camp during the World Cup, when it became clear they wouldn’t renew Robert ...