Victor Osimhen Tops List of Most Expensive Serie A Sales in Summer 2025
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has been named the most expensive player sold by a Serie A club during the 2025 summer transfer window, per Football Italia.
Napoli finally sold Osimhen this summer after a successful loan spell at Galatasaray last season. Although the Turkish club didn’t trigger the €75 million release clause before it expired, they still agreed to pay the full amount. The deal made him the costliest sale from Italy this summer.
Other Big-Money Moves from Serie A
Coming in second is Tijjani Reijnders, who left AC Milan for Manchester City. Milan received €57.7 million up front, with extra bonuses that could bring the deal up to €70 million.
Mateo Retegui of Atalanta moved to Saudi club Al-Qadsiah for €68 million — just one year after Atalanta signed him for €28 million from Genoa.
Two more Serie A players joined the English Premier League:
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Dan Ndoye went from Bologna to Nottingham Forest for €45 million, including bonuses.
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Malick Thiaw joined Newcastle United from Milan for €40 million.
Young Talent and Surprise Deals
Italy’s young defender Giovanni Leoni made a big move from Parma to Liverpool for €35 million, including bonuses. This was after just one season in Serie A.
Meanwhile, Sam Beukema moved from Bologna to Napoli for €31 million.
A complicated deal saw Juventus spend €28 million (including fees) to buy Nico Gonzalez from Fiorentina after his loan spell. However, he has already been loaned out to Atletico Madrid, with a €32 million option to buy.
Several Players Sold for €25 Million
Three more players were sold for roughly €25 million, each including bonuses:
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Theo Hernandez moved from Milan to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia.
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Samuele Ricci joined Milan from Torino.
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Roberto Piccoli left Cagliari for Fiorentina.
Also joining this price bracket is Nikola Krstovic, who left Lecce for Atalanta, also for €25 million.
Top 10 Most Expensive Serie A Sales – Summer 2025
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Victor Osimhen (Napoli → Galatasaray) – €75m
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Tijjani Reijnders (Milan → Man City) – €70.7m
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Mateo Retegui (Atalanta → Al-Qadsiah) – €68m
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Dan Ndoye (Bologna → Nottingham Forest) – €45m
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Malick Thiaw (Milan → Newcastle) – €40m
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Giovanni Leoni (Parma → Liverpool) – €35m
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Sam Beukema (Bologna → Napoli) – €31m
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Nico Gonzalez (Fiorentina → Juventus) – €28m
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Theo Hernandez (Milan → Al-Hilal) – €25m
= Samuele Ricci (Torino → Milan) – €25m
= Roberto Piccoli (Cagliari → Fiorentina) – €25m
= Nikola Krstovic (Lecce → Atalanta) – €25m
