As Radu Dragușin’s agents jet off to London in a bid to seal his Tottenham move, a wave of discontent swells in Italy. Another Serie A gem is lured by England’s Premier League, where cash seems to sprout on trees.

Valentina Ballarini unleashed her frustration on SportItalia, echoed by Tutto Juve, citing Dragușin’s imminent switch to Tottenham as a poignant example of Italian football’s woes.

“Look at Dragușin. Yes, Dragușin, the latest casualty in a troubling trend. How did Italian football let him slip away? How could a talent like him go unnoticed for just six months at Serie A’s peak with Genoa? Did no one spot him sooner? Juventus held the future’s defender, then offloaded him to Genoa for a mere €5.5m.

“With all respect to Genoa, where were the big guns in dire need of a defender? It’s too easy to awaken now, as Napoli did, when Bayern and Tottenham come swooping in. Where’s the foresight?”

Ballarini didn’t hold back, deeming this transfer market scenario “grotesque” for Italian football. The prevailing sentiment? Serie A clubs lack funds, and when they do, they fumble them away.

And the moment Premier League clubs scent opportunity, they pounce—just as Tottenham did for the Romanian center-back, poised to land in London any day now.