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The five best Serie A transfers of the season
Carlo Garganese
- Updated: 29 Apr 2025 00:17 CDT
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The 2024-25 Serie A season has been a thrilling one. With four rounds of the season to go, Napoli are three points clear over champions Inter Milan and the race for the other two places in the top four involves an incredible seven further sides.
One of the highlights so far has been the number of summer signings who have shone in their first season at their new clubs.
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Many of these don’t even make our list, and we could quite easily have had doubled the number of new signings who have shone.
Below, FootballTransfers runs through the five best Serie A transfers of the season.
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Scott McTominay (Man Utd to Napoli - €30m)
Scott McTominay joined Napoli from Man Utd last summer for just €30 million and has been a revelation in Italy.
The Scotsman has been the star man for a Napoli team who are now on course for a surprise Scudetto success under Antonio Conte.
McTominay has 11 goals in Serie A, making him the highest scoring midfielder in the league. The midfielder has really come to the fore in the run-in with five goals in Napoli’s last three matches.
The 28-year-old has become a beloved figure in Naples, and many are tipping him to be named Serie A Footballer of the Year if Napoli win the title.
Mateo Retegui (Genoa to Atalanta - €28m)
Mateo Retegui was signed by Atalanta this summer as something of an enforced move after star striker Gianluca Scamacca tore his ACL in pre-season.
Scamacca’s injury has proven to be a bit of a blessing as Retegui has been a phenomenon.
He is certain to win the Capocannoniere as top scorer of Serie A, having scored a brilliant 24 goals and 27 in all competitions.
Retegui has also impressed with his all-round game, holding up the ball and linking with teammates in a way that many doubted he was capable of. He has also formed a brilliant partnership with Ademola Lookman.
Many of Europe’s biggest clubs are now interested in the 26-year-old this summer.
Moise Kean (Juventus to Fiorentina - €18m)
Long tipped for big things, Moise Kean’s career has finally taken off after joining Fiorentina for €13m plus €5m in add-ons from Juventus.
He is the second top scorer in Serie A with an impressive 17 goals, and 23 in all competitions.
Kean has been the key reason why Fiorentina are over-performing and challenging for a top four finish, as well as in the semi-finals of the Conference League.
Juventus are regretting their decision to sell Kean as the Bianconeri have struggled badly to score goals this season.
Nuno Tavares (Arsenal to Lazio - LOAN with option to buy)
Nuno Tavares joined Lazio from Arsenal on loan with an option to buy for just €6m, which is certain to be activated.
The 25-year-old has been outstanding and in the first half of the season he was arguably the best-performing left back in all of Europe’s league play.
He had mustered up eight assists already in the early months of the campaign, which for a while was more than anyone in Europe.
The second half of the season has been disrupted by injury but that doesn’t change what a fantastic signing he has been.
A constant force of nature down the left flank, bombarding at speed past the full-back and whipping in dangerous crosses. His value has now skyrocketed.
Nico Paz (Real Madrid to Como - €6m)
The 20-year-old is the latest Real Madrid wonderkid to explode after a breakout season at Como.
Paz has been the best young player in Serie A this season, delighting fans with his midfield elegance, creativity and beautiful left foot. He has 13 goal contributions in Serie A.
A product of the Real Madrid youth academy, he joined Como last summer for €6m.
However, Madrid can buy him back for €9-11m either this summer, next summer or the summer of 2027. They also hold 50 per cent of his future sale.
