Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus paved way for Premier League players to make Serie A move, says Gianluca Di Marzio1:13 Sky in Italy reporter Gianluca Di Marzio explains why Serie A has become such a popular destination with Premier League footballers Sky in Italy reporter Gianluca Di Marzio explains why Serie A has become such a popular destination with Premier League footballersCristiano Ronaldo's arrival at Juventus paved the way for more Premier League players to make a move to Serie A, according to Sky in Italy reporter Gianluca Di Marzio. Last summer, Italian top-flight clubs signed 16 Premier League players, including Romelu Lukaku, Alexis Sanchez and Chris Smalling, making up for almost 20 per cent of the players transferred in throughout the whole division. "Smalling, Sanchez, Mkhitaryan... a lot of Premier League players want to come to Italy. "He likes Premier League intensity, of the games, of the players, in the attitude of training," Di Marzio said. He needs physical players, English players or Premier League players are perfect in this moment for him."

Source: Sky sports January 23, 2020 21:00 UTC