Lets not kid ourselves... if Cigarini is being pursued as anything other than depth that might become a star... then Secco and Co. are out to lunch.
He could very well grow into being a star... but right now he was a decent player on a lousy team that got relegated... essentially, the same as Marchisio. Would I complain if the depth chart at CM looked like this?
Sissoko, New Star CM, Zanetti, Marchisio, Cigarini...
Not at all... that's a solid group, assuming the new CM is someone like Aquilani or Deco, and not some risky investment.