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Former Juventus coach Fabio Capello thinks the Bianconeri enjoyed the best transfer window of any Serie A club, but still believes they are not favourites to lift the Scudetto.
Juventus have claimed two wins and three draws during a solid if unspectacular start to the new season, and have faced criticism for their ponderous style of play under Massimiliano Allegri.
Their underwhelming performances have come in the aftermath of a window in which the Turin giants acquired Paul Pogba, Angel Di Maria, Gleison Bremer, Filip Kostic and Leandro Paredes.
Capello was impressed by their recruitment, particularly with the decision to replace Matthijs de Ligt with Bremer, but does not believe they will win their first title since 2019-20 this season.
Speaking to SportWeek, Capello said: “Looking at the names, Juventus were the winners.
“They had a top summer with Di Maria, Pogba, Paredes, all champions that other teams don’t have. Bremer is better than de Ligt on a defensive level.
“Juve have invested in quality, catching up with Inter and Milan. Without the new players they’re already among the top teams, while the others lost players.”
However, when asked for his title favourites, Capello added: “It’s still Inter, even though they lost [Ivan] Perisic and have [Romelu] Lukaku injured. The Belgian is the market coup of the summer.
“Milan made an important effort for [Charles] De Ketelaere, whom I confess I don’t know.
“Napoli have replaced the departing players with good alternatives. Lazio will also be one to watch.”
Juventus spent an estimated €105million during the transfer window, more than any other club in the Italian top-flight.
However, they have been beset by injury troubles in recent weeks, with a knee injury threatening to rule Pogba out of the upcoming World Cup and a thigh problem continuing to plague Di Maria.
