Italian strikers who played recently in EPL:
- Mario Balotelli
- Manolo Gabbiadini
- Graziano Pellè
- Simone Zaza
- Alberto Paloschi
- Stefano Okaka
No one successful, but frankly only about Balotelli there were great expectations.
EPL teams didnt buy many CF from Serie A, in recent years I remember only Stevan Jovetic
Not one of those has ever been close to being top scorer in the Serie A. Very weird list of forwards to be calling unsuccessful. Only Balotelli and Jovetic have been sort of pricey, the rest came on the cheap.
Gabbiadini has been better and more efficient for Southampton than he has ever been in the Serie A. Talented forward who never managed to be more than a decent player on the Napoli bench.
Balotelli is crazy and his talent has never been in doubt for City, Inter nor Milan - only his attitude. Scoring for fun in France.
Jovetic didn't work out at Inter either after his City spell. Fitness is clearly the issue here, not ability to adapt.
Pellè has been way more successful in England than he ever was in Italy. His stats are atrocious in his home country, but he was good in England.
Zaza is a good midtable striker but just didn't work out for a struggling West Ham in his 6-month loan spell. Doing well at Valencia now, scoring against Real Madrid among others.
Paloschi was an odd Guidolin purchase. Poor man's Zaza and has never accomplished anything interesting in Italy. 10 goal per season striker for relegation battling sides at best.
Okaka - see Paloschi.