Football · The Done DealPublished · 2026-08-13
The Done Deal
€61.8m at 1.37× his valuation: Mateo Retegui to Al-Qadsiah, 1st on the Saudi Pro League's 2025/26 list
Atalanta to Al-Qadsiah for €61.8m. What the price says against the 82 other disclosed fees the Saudi Pro League paid that season.
THE BACK PAGE · the money behind the move · ACTUAL SPORTS MEDIA
Al-Qadsiah paid Atalanta €61.8m for Mateo Retegui, a forward who was 26 at the time of the move.
The fee
€61.8m
1st largest of 82 disclosed fees into the Saudi Pro League, 2025/26
Against the market's number
1.37×
His market value at the time of the move was €45.0m.
Contract signed
4 years
The length of the commitment, not the outcome of it.
The deal carries up to €4.0m in add-ons, taking the potential total to €80.0m. Add-ons are conditions, not payments — they are only owed if the conditions are met.
What that buys is a separate question from what it cost. This is the price and the shape of the deal, read against every other fee the Saudi Pro League disclosed in 2025/26 — not a forecast of how the signing turns out.
Transfer record, fees and market values: ACTUAL TRANSFER MARKET (actualtransfermarket.com). Analysis: ACTUAL SPORT INTELLIGENCE.
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