Atalanta continue to stake their claim as the finest selling club in Italy, as La Dea are set to bring in over €100m from sales to Chelsea and Manchester United, before the summer transfer window has even opened.
Atalanta continue their impressive sales record: €105m secured already this summer
The Serie A transfer window will officially open on June 29, but Atalanta have already secured a total €60m deal for Marco Palestra to join Chelsea this summer, while midfielder Ederson is all set to join Manchester United in a €45m deal – both figures including bonuses.
There have even been reports over the last 24 hours that Brighton & Hove Albion are interested in a deal for 18-year-old defender Honest Ahanor, which could push the figure of €105m even higher.
With Palestra’s imminent move to Chelsea, Atalanta have now sold a player for at least €50m in each of the last five summer transfer windows.
Tottenham Hotspur activated their option to buy Cristian Romero for a reported fee of €50m in the summer of 2022, Rasmus Hojlund became the club’s all-time most expensive sale when he joined Manchester United in the summer of 2023, Teun Koopmeiners was sold to Juventus in a package that exceeded €60m in 2024 and Mateo Retegui was sold to Al-Qadsiah for €65m after just one season with La Dea in 2025.
It remains to be seen how new head coach Maurizio Sarri will invest these funds, but recent reports indicate that former Juventus and current Nottingham Forest full-back Nicolo Savona could be among the club’s first arrivals of the summer. Atalanta are also said to be interested in Lazio defender Mario Gila.