Top 10 most expensive Serie A January sales of all-time – Football Italia

The January transfer window is almost upon us, and so here is a reminder of the most expensive sales by Serie A sides in the history of the division. 

Fiorentina’s sale of Dusan Vlahovic to Juventus in the winter of 2022 remains both the most expensive sale and most expensive signing by a Serie A club. The Serbian is still on the same four-and-a-half year contract that he signed back then, and that deal is now set to expire at the end of the current campaign. 

There is a new entry on the list at no.2 following Napoli’s sale of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to Paris Saint-Germain last winter. The Georgian, who went on to win the Champions League a few months later, brought in a fee of €70m for the Partenopei. 

Dejan Kulusevski’s move from Atalanta to Juventus in the winter of 2020 ranks third on the all-time list of most expensive Serie A sales. The Swede is also the second-most expensive signing by a Serie A club of all time. 

Krzysztof Piatek is the only player to feature twice on the list. His move from Genoa to Milan during the 2018-19 season ranks in fourth place, and his subsequent transfer from Milan to Hertha BSC the following year ranks in joint-ninth. 

Genoa are also the surprise kings of the Serie A January sales: They have three entrants on the list with Piatek, Nicolo Rovella and his move to Juventus in 2020-21, plus the sale of Radu Dragusin to Tottenham Hotspur during the 2023-24 campaign. 

Patrick Dorgu, who joined Manchester United from Lecce last winter, ranks in sixth on the list of all-time most expensive Serie A sales. 

Top 10 most expensive Serie A sales

1. Dusan Vlahovic: Fiorentina → Juventus – €83.5m

2. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia: Napoli → Paris Saint-Germain – €70m

3. Dejan Kulusevski: Atalanta → Juventus – €39m

4. Krzysztof Piatek: Genoa → Milan €35m

5. Juan Cuadrado: Fiorentina → Chelsea – €31m

6. Patrick Dorgu: Lecce → Manchester United – €30m

7. Nicolo Rovella: Genoa → Juventus – €26m

8. Radu Dragusin: Genoa → Tottenham – €25m

9. Eljif Elmas: Napoli → RB Leipzig – €24m

9. Krzysztof Piatek: Milan → Hertha BSC – €24m