- Al-Qadsiah have reached a €70M agreement with Atalanta for Mateo Retegui
- The striker will earn €20M per season under agreed personal terms
- Retegui was Serie A’s 2024/25 top scorer with 25 goals in 36 matches
Key Takeaways:
Saudi Pro League club Al-Qadsiah have reached an agreement with Atalanta for the transfer of Italian international Mateo Retegui for the staggering sum of €70 million.
If the transfer goes through, Retegui will become the second most expensive sale in Atalanta’s history, following Rasmus Hojlund, who left Bergamo to join Manchester United for €75 million plus up to €10 million in bonuses in the summer of 2023.
💰 Atalanta paid €25M for Retegui less than a year ago…
Now they’re selling him to Al-Qadsiah for €70M 🤯📈
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— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) July 9, 2025
Earlier this week, Atalanta rejected the first offer of €53 million for the Argentina-born Italian international. However, the Bergamo-based club has now accepted the Saudi side’s improved proposal. Meanwhile, there is already an agreement in place on personal terms between Retegui and Al-Qadsiah for a stunning €20 million per season.
The 26-year-old joined Atalanta only last summer, with “La Dea” paying Genoa €28 million for him. He finished the 2024/25 season as the top scorer in Serie A with 25 goals in 36 matches, finishing ahead of Moise Kean, who scored 19 and was also a target for Al-Qadsiah earlier this summer.
Retegui now looks set to leave Serie A after just two seasons, having scored seven goals in 29 matches for Genoa following his move from Argentina in the summer of 2023.