Mateo Retegui has accomplished a everlasting switch to Al-Qadsiah from Atalanta.
Retegui, who has signed a four-year contract with the Saudi Professional League facet, reportedly joins for a €65m price plus add-ons, which might make him the most costly ever Italian participant.
The 26-year-old’s transfer would surpass the entire Newcastle United paid AC Milan for the providers of Sandro Tonali, who arrived at St. James’ Park for a reported €59m.
Retegui spent only one season at Atalanta, signing from Genoa as a alternative for the injured Gianluca Scamacca, and impressed underneath Gian Piero Gasperini.
He completed as Serie A’s high scorer in 2024-25 after discovering the again of the online 25 instances in 36 appearances within the competitors.
The Italy worldwide scored 10 objectives along with his proper foot and 10 along with his left foot, turning into the second participant to achieve double figures in objectives with each ft in a single marketing campaign within the final 20 Serie A seasons (since 2005-06), after Alessandro Del Piero in 2007-08.
Retegui averaged a aim each 96 minutes within the Italian high flight final season, whereas additionally boasting the perfect shot conversion charge (24%) of all of the strikers within the competitors to characteristic greater than 30 instances.
Retegui has arrived
Welcome to Khobar! #AlQadsiah | #ReteguiQadsawi pic.twitter.com/OV6xR3C2vZ— AlQadsiah Saudi Membership (@AlQadsiahEN) July 21, 2025
Retegui made 49 appearances throughout all competitions for Atalanta, scoring 28 objectives and offering 9 assists.
He joins Al-Qadsiah after the Saudi Professional League facet noticed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang depart final week, with the striker anticipated to hitch Ligue 1 facet Marseille.
Within the high flight final season, Aubameyang scored 17 instances, a complete solely bettered by six gamers within the competitors.
Retegui might be hoping to supply some firepower for Al-Qadsiah, who completed fourth within the Saudi Professional League in 2024-25.
