Recalling the halcyon days of the 1990s and early 2000s when Serie A was the richest and most talent-packed league in football, transfer spending in the Italian top flight rose by around €100 million this year compared to the previous summer window.
But while several of the division’s biggest clubs made expensive purchases ahead of the 2024-25 campaign, many will be bracing themselves for a wave of exits at the end of the season as several star players head into the final months of their contracts.
appears set to test the free-agency waters once again next summer.
However, should he reach a certain appearance threshold, a clause will see his deal automatically extended until 2026.
Frank Anguissa
Napoli signed Frank Anguissa from Fulham in the summer of 2022 and in his debut season with the club he played a major part in delivering a first Serie A title in three decades, playing in all but two of the Partenopei’s league games.
Having initially joined on loan, his Italian switch was made permanent the following summer and he has remained a regular feature at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona ever since. The combative Cameroonian central midfielder notched career-best marks for goals (three) and assists (five) in the 2022-23 Serie A campaign.
Still just 28-years-old, Anguissa will be one of the more sought-after Serie A free agents of 2025 if Napoli cannot come to terms with the player over a new contract.
Denzel Dumfries
Linked with Manchester United over the summer and a reported January target for Newcastle, Inter Milan right-back Denzel Dumfries will have no shortage of offers if he reaches free agency at the end of the current season.
However, according to reports in Italy the 28-year-old Netherlands international – who made 33 league appearances for Simone Inzaghi’s Serie A champions last season, scoring four goals and registering four assists – is close to agreeing a short-term contract extension to remain at the San Siro.
Davide Calabria
Homegrown right-back Davide Calabria has accumulated 260 first-team appearances for AC Milan since making his senior breakthrough as a teenager in 2015. But the 27-year-old’s long association with his boyhood club looks set to end next summer.
The seven-cap Italy international is in the final year of his contract at the San Siro. And despite the fact he remains a regular starter for the 19-time Serie A champions, reports in Italy claim the club have not yet even begun talks over renewing his deal.
Leandro Paredes
Once a €40 million signing for Paris Saint-Germain, Leandro Paredes failed to live up to his potential after his big-money 2019 move and re-signed to Roma last year for a tenth of that fee.
The gifted Argentinian playmaker provided five assists for the Giallorossi last season and ranked in the 97th percentile among Serie A midfielders for progressive passes per 90 minutes (7.31).
