Top 10 most profitable Serie A sales of 2026 summer transfer window | OneFootball

Marco Palestra tops Serie A’s 2026 summer sales after leaving Atalanta for Chelsea as the window shuts.

According to Football Italia, the Italy international cost €55m plus add-ons and is the fourth-most expensive Italian footballer, with only Mateo Retegui and Sandro Tonali’s two moves fetching more.

Two more deals reached about €40m. Tarik Muharemovic left Sassuolo for Leeds United, a transfer that also paid Juventus via a 50% sell-on. On deadline day, Jonathan Rowe departed Bologna after two seasons, joining Atalanta on loan with an obligation to buy.

Rafael Leao was the headline exit, having pushed for a new experience abroad. Milan reduced an initial €60m price and Galatasaray signed him for a guaranteed €38m, with bonuses potentially lifting the total.

Santiago Castro completed the top five, moving from Bologna to Roma for €35m plus bonuses.

The rest of the top 10 featured double €35m deals for Zion Suzuki, Parma to Aston Villa, and Mario Gila, Lazio to Milan, both listed as including bonuses.

Robinio Vaz left Roma for Hull City for €32m including a loan fee and option to buy, while Miguel Gutierrez moved from Napoli to Bayer Leverkusen for €30m including bonuses. Arthur Atta joined Fiorentina from Udinese for €25m plus bonuses.

Source: Football Italia

“Artificial intelligence was used to assist in creating this article based on reporting from the original source quoted.”