[CAGLIARI, ITALY - MARCH 20: Marco Palestra of Cagliari (on loan from Atalanta) reacts during the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and SSC Napoli at Stadio Sant'Elia on March 20, 2026 in Cagliari, Italy. (Photo by Enrico Locci/Getty Images)
CAGLIARI, ITALY - MARCH 20: Marco Palestra of Cagliari reacts during the Serie A match between Cagliari Calcio and SSC Napoli at Stadio Sant'Elia on March 20, 2026 in Cagliari, Italy. (Photo by Enrico Locci/Getty Images)](https://football-italia.net/atalanta-lesson-in-sales-100m-united-chelsea/) 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 secureda total €60m deal for Marco Palestra to join Chelsea this summer, while midfielderEderson 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 thatBrighton & 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.
PISA, ITALY - MARCH 15: Marco Palestra of Cagliari Calcio in action during the Serie A match between Pisa SC and Cagliari Calcio at Arena Garibaldi on March 15, 2026 in Pisa, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)
PISA, ITALY – MARCH 15: Marco Palestra of Cagliari Calcio in action during the Serie A match between Pisa SC and Cagliari Calcio at Arena Garibaldi on March 15, 2026 in Pisa, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)
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-backNicolo Savona could be among the club’s first arrivals of the summer. Atalanta are also said to beinterested in Lazio defender Mario Gila.
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