Chelsea missed out on a number of their primary transfer targets this summer, but manager Antonio Conte did succeed in his attempts to bring compatriot Davide Zappacosta to Stamford Bridge.
The right-back was a surprise deadline day signing from Torino after a four-year deal was agreed with the player following a £25m fee being finalised between the two clubs.
Sportsmail's Italian football expert SHERIDAN BIRD provides the lowdown on a man Conte knows well from his time as manager of the national side.
Early days
Zappacosta, 25, joined the famed Atalanta academy in 2011 after making a mark in youth football in his native region of Lazio.