Giovanni Simeone was a surprise report on July 26, but now Torino are on the verge of an €8m deal with Napoli, while talks continue for Gaetano Oristanio, Jay Idzes and Kassoum Ouattara too.

It had been an exclusive here over a week ago that the Granata were interested in Simeone and the negotiations have reached the final details to get an agreement over the line.

Napoli are ready to give the all clear for him to undergo his medical, with the fee set at a total of around €8m.

Simeone’s arrival will allow Duvan Zapata all the time he needs to make a full recovery from that serious knee injury.

Torino intensifying transfer activity in August

Meanwhile, Torino are also working hard on other deals, as we already saw our exclusives on Ardian Ismajli, Franco Israel and Cyril Ngonge pan out.

They remain very interested in Oristanio, a link we made exclusively here on June 27, and over the next few days there will be more discussions with Venezia.

A deal could be done on loan without the obligation to buy, but only an option, so we shall see.

Their meeting with Venezia could also stretch to a conversation about Idzes, although Sassuolo remain on his tail too, in case Saul Coco is sold.

Watch out also for AS Monaco left-back Ouattara, as revealed by ToroZone, who is also on their radar.

Torino continue negotiations with Napoli for Giovanni Simeone, but are also in talks with Eintracht Frankfurt for Aurele Amenda with a bid worth €8m plus bonuses.

As Football Italia transfer expert Alfredo Pedullà had already exclusively reported on July 26, the Granata are pushing hard to sign striker Simeone.

The centre-forward is enthusiastic about the idea of the transfer and just waiting for the two clubs to reach an agreement.

Those talks are continuing and should be finalised over the next 24-48 hours.

Simeone and Amenda on the radar for Torino

Meanwhile, Sky Sports Deutschland claim that Torino have been in advanced discussions with Eintracht Frankfurt for defender Amenda.

It is reported that the offer on the table is worth €8m plus add-ons, which the Bundesliga team would be prepared to accept.

However, Toro have not yet agreed personal terms with the player, who has also been linked with clubs in the Premier League and LaLiga.

The centre-back just turned 22 last week and is a Switzerland international with four senior caps.

A huge surprise last Saturday, now absolutely confirmed, even more concrete in the last few hours. Torino have swooped in for Giovanni Simeone and intend to go all the way.

Let’s explore it further: in the coming days, Napoli are expected to give the green light. El Cholito has put the Granata at the top of their list of preferences.

And automatically, this too is a confirmed report, Antonio Sanabria will be let go. He has had several offers in recent days but Davide Nicola is eagerly waiting for him in Cremona.

Struggling Simeone needs fresh start at Torino

Last season, Simeone scored one goal and picked up one assist in 30 Serie A appearances, albeit spread over just 393 minutes. In fact, the Argentine has played just over 1000 minutes of league football since the start of the 2023-24 season and a move for Torino could offer a fresh start for the 30-year-old.

Sassuolo, Torino and Verona have held talks with Venezia over their captain Jay Idzes who is valued at €10m.

Three Serie A clubs, Sassuolo, Verona and Torino, have held talks over a possible move for Venezia captain Idzes this summer.

Verona the first club to call Venezia for Idzes

Sources tell me that Verona were the first club to establish contact with Atalanta, while Sassuolo are interested in both Idzes and Fali Candé and have held talks for both defenders.

Torino held talks over Oristanio and Idzes

Torino have also spoken to Venezia in recent days. The Granata are long-time admirers of Gaetano Oristanio and while trying to reach an agreement over the transfer formula for the Italian striker, they have also mentioned Idzes in negotiations with Venezia.

Torino may have the funds to beat their competitors if Saul Coco quickly accepts an offer from Spartak Moscow,  but everything can still happen on the Idzes front, bearing in mind that Venezia value their captain at €10m.

New Torino coach Marco Baroni ‘prefers hard work to proclamations’ about their ambitions, and assures he was ‘well aware’ the squad would sell top players this summer.

The former Lazio boss was sacked after fumbling a spot in Europe with a final round home defeat to Lecce, but was not on the market for long, as he was snapped up to lead the Granata.

He held his pre-season presentation press conference today and was asked what the objectives were for Torino.

Baroni keeping Torino ambitions to himself

“I think the objectives have to be taken on a day to day basis,” replied Baroni.

“I prefer hard work to proclamations, so I can’t wait to get to know the Granata fans and sense their passion. We work and play here for the people. My team must pass on that emotion and soul.”

The Toro squad is not quite the one that he inherited from Paolo Vanoli, as midfielder Samuele Ricci was sold to Milan, while goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic has joined Napoli.

“I am accustomed to working with whoever I have at my disposal, all coaches have to adapt to a long transfer window that remains open even past the start of the season,” he insisted.

“Besides, I was well aware of the situation. You cannot keep hold of players when there are opportunities like that on offer. I am in constant contact with the club and we all know what is needed for this team.”

Napoli striker Giovanni Simeone has currently prioritised a move to Torino, while Inter won’t send Sebastiano Esposito to Cagliari on loan with an option to buy.

Napoli striker Simeone has prioritised a summer move to Torino and has put all other options on hold.

Simeone gives priority to Torino move

Football Italia exclusively reported last week that the Granata had enquired about the Argentine forward and club-to-club negotiations continued in recent days.

Torino are convinced about making the deal, but they are still looking for an agreement with Napoli.

Signing Simeone would allow Torino to wait for Duvan Zapata’s return from injury calmly.

In the meantime, Inter continue negotiations with Cagliari for Sebastiano Esposito.

Inter’s stance on Seba Esposito

The Nerazzurri won’t accept an offer for a loan deal with an option to buy, especially because the striker’s contract ends in 2026.

If they were to accept such an offer, they’d also need to extend Esposito’s contract to 2027.

This is why the 2024-25 Serie A runners-up are pushing for a permanent deal or a loan with an obligation to buy, tied to easily achievable targets.

There were 11 completed transfers in Serie A on Tuesday July 29, including Canadian Ismael Koné to Sassuolo, a double Cremonese deal, and Zakaria Aboukhlal moving to Torino.

Which official transfers were announced in Serie A on July 29, 2025?

Football Italia takes a look at every confirmed move in Italy’s top flight today.

Aboukhlal starts new adventure at Torino

A fresh new talent coming to Serie A is Zakaria Aboukhlal, who arrives on a permanent transfer from Toulouse FC in a deal worth €8m plus €2m in add-ons.

The Morocco international will not be taking up a non-EU slot in the squad, because he also has a Dutch passport.

Koné comes to Sassuolo

Sassuolo made a surprising splash on the transfer market by securing Ismael Koné from Olympique Marseille.

It is a loan deal worth €2.5m with option to buy for a further €10m, becoming an obligation if they maintain their Serie A status at the end of the season.

Marseille are also expected to retain a cut of the sell-on fee for the Canada international.

Another Canadian on the move is Tajon Buchanan, but he has left Inter for the permanent transfer to Villarreal at a cost of circa €9m plus a 20 per cent cut of the sell-on fee.

Cremonese achieved a double swoop with Lecce captain Federico Baschirotto arriving for €3m, while Alessio Zerbin is on loan from Napoli with obligation to buy in case of Serie A safety for €2m plus €1m add-ons.

Serie A transfers completed on July 29, 2025

Federico Baschirotto from Lecce to Cremonese (permanent)

Leo Ostigard from Olympique Marseille to Genoa (loan with option to buy)

Alessandro Nunziante from Benevento to Udinese (permanent)

Tajon Buchanan from Inter to Villarreal (permanent)

Zakaria Aboukhlal from Toulouse to Torino (permanent)

Rares Burnete from Lecce to Juve Stabia (loan)

Alessio Zerbin from Napoli to Cremonese (loan with option to buy)

Devis Vasquez from Milan to Roma (free)

Riccardo Bassanini from Pisa to Pontedera (loan)

Ismael Koné from Olympique Marseille to Sassuolo (loan with option to buy)

Andrea Fulignati from Cremonese to Empoli (loan)

Torino have wanted Gaetano Oristanio for weeks now, they had got close to a deal with Venezia, but then got into a tangle over the formula of the transfer.

This has been going on for a while, a few days ago the negotiations had seemed ready to find a breakthrough after Venezia lowered their initial more than €10m asking price to accept €7m.

Oristanio terms of transfer causing problems

Now they want a paid loan with obligation to buy that would be activated if the Granata finished at a certain spot in the Serie A table this season.

Torino, on the other hand, are insisting on a paid loan with option to buy that gives them a little more flexibility.

This should not be dragging on as long as it is, because Oristanio has chosen Torino and put other options on stand-by, but he cannot hang on forever.

As confirmed, Toro are also tracking Eljif Elmas, who would represent a return to the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino after his recent loan.

The Lega Serie A published the rule changes for the 2025-26 season for deciding what happens when matches are interrupted or postponed, aiming to play within 24 hours.

There were several situations last term where the games were delayed due to weather warnings or events, which saw the fixture list thrown into chaos with the difficulty of rearranging them.

Now the clubs have come together and approved a new set of rules to make the situation easier, or at the very least provide a little more clarity when they do occur.

Serie A rules for postponed fixtures

The Lega Serie A warns that games that were postponed before kick-off must start within the next 24 hours, unless there are exceptional circumstances such as the pitch still being unsuited to a football match, coinciding with the break for international duty, or games that are too close together.

In these cases, the Lega Serie A will dictate the rescheduling at the earliest available opportunity.

There must be at least two free days guaranteed between fixtures for both the teams involved.

When it comes to games that have been interrupted, the same Serie A rule applies as last season, namely that they pick up precisely where they left off.

If a match was stopped after 80 minutes, for example, then the teams will come back out to play the remaining 10 minutes plus stoppages.

Here too, the aim is to resume the day after it was interrupted.

There are some changes in the rules, as clubs can bring in up to three new players who were signed after the interruption, as long as they did not cross over from the other team involved in the match.

However, those who were sent off, substituted, or suspended for the original game cannot be brought back in.

Torino have officially completed the purchase of Zakaria Aboukhlal from Toulouse FC in a deal reported to be worth €10m.

The player was already in the city of Turin yesterday for his medical tests and finalised the transfer this afternoon.

He put pen to paper on a four-year contract that runs to June 2029.

The format of the transfer, according to Sky Sport Italia, is €8m plus €2m in easy to achieve add-ons.

Aboukhlal brings talent to Torino

An attacking wide forward, he turned 25 in February and was born and raised in the Netherlands, but switched to play senior football for Morocco and now has 22 caps.

His contract with Toulouse was down to the final 12 months, so Torino were able to snap up the talent for just €10m.

Aboukhlal scored seven goals and provided four assists in 26 Ligue 1 games for Toulouse last season.

His previous clubs included Willem II, PSV Eindhoven and AZ Alkmaar.

Toulouse FC saluted his departure with a video of his best moments for the club.

Merci @ZAboukhlal

Après avoir fait vibrer le Stadium pendant trois saisons, notre international marocain s’envole vers le @TorinoFC_1906.

Nous lui souhaitons le meilleur dans cette nouvelle aventure pic.twitter.com/8dHfWLwL8w

— Toulouse FC (@ToulouseFC) July 29, 2025

Mateo Retegui and Tijjani Reijnders are by far and away the most expensive Serie A sales of the transfer window so far in the summer of 2025 following their respective moves to Al-Qadsiah and Manchester City, but who else features on the list of top 10 Serie A departures this window? 

Italy international Retegui became the most expensive player to be sold by a Serie A club this summer when he completed a staggering €68.5m move to join Al-Qadsiah in the Saudi Pro League. 

There is a chance that he is overtaken by Reijnders in the future. The Dutchman left Milan to join Man City in a deal that included a guaranteed fee of €55m, but a complicated bonus structure could potentially see the total cost of the deal rise beyone the €70m mark. 

Click here to read the full breakdown of the details surrounding Reijnders’s move to Man City.

Sam Beukema, who is also currently the most expensive signing in Serie A this transfer window, is the third most expensive sale, following his €31m move from Bologna to Napoli. He could soon be overtaken by former Rossoblu teammate Dan Ndoye, who is close to joining Nottingham Forest for a fee upwards of €45m. 

Ange-Yoan Bonny, who completed a deal worth €26m including bonuses to join Inter on a permanent basis from Parma, currently sits in fourth place in the list of Serie A departures. 

Two Milan players past and present complete the Top Five in the list of most expensive Serie A sales. Hernandez left San Siro in a €25m to join Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League, while Ricci joined the Rossoneri from Torino for roughly the same price. 

Enzo Le Fee, who joined Sunderland from Roma, Jaka Bijol, who joined Leeds United from Udinese, Matteo Ruggeri, who joined Atletico Madrid from Atalanta and Honest Ahanor, who left Genoa to sign for La Dea, complete the Top 10 most expensive Serie A sales so far this summer. 

Top 10 most expensive Serie A sales so far this summer

1. Mateo Retegui: Atalanta → Al-Qadsiah (€68.25m)
2. Tijjani Reijnders: Milan → Manchester City (€55m) *not including bonuses
3. Sam Beukema: Bologna → Napoli (€31m)
4. Ange-Yoan Bonny: Parma → Inter (€26m)
5. Theo Hernandez: Milan → Al-Hilal (€25m)
6. Samuele Ricci: Torino → Milan (€25m)
7. Enzo Le Fee: Roma → Sunderland (€23m)
8. Jaka Bijol: Udinese → Leeds United (€22m)
9. Matteo Ruggeri: Atalanta → Atletico Madrid (€20m)
10. Honest Ahanor: Genoa → Atalanta (€20m)

Wesley finally joined Roma, Lorenzo Colombo made the move to Genoa and Lecce brought in Corrie Ndaba from Kilmarnock on Monday, July 28 2025.

Which official transfers were announced in Serie A on July 28 2025?

Football Italia takes a look at every confirmed move in Italy’s top flight today.

Wesley joins Roma at last

This one had been in the works for a very long time, as negotiations dragged on for weeks before Roma finally managed to get an agreement in place with Flamengo for the wing-back.

The eventual cost of the operation should be a €25m fixed fee, plus €5m in various add-ons.

They also had to wait until Flamengo had successfully found a replacement, who also came from Serie A in the form of Milan’s Emerson Royal for €9m.

Milan also sent striker Colombo to Genoa on loan with an obligation to buy at the end of the season if certain conditions are met.

It is reported the conditions are as simple as the Grifone remaining in Serie A, while the cost should come out at €10m.

Another loan with option to buy saw Alieu Fadera move from Como to Sassuolo, although his parent club did retain a counter-option to bring him back to base next summer.

Lecce secured Irish left-back Corrie Ndaba from Kilmarnock on a permanent transfer, signing a contract to June 2028 with option to extend for another two years.

Serie A transfers completed on July 28, 2025

Alieu Fadera Como to Sassuolo (loan with option to buy)

Lorenzo Colombo Milan to Genoa (loan with obligation to buy)

Wesley Flamengo to Roma (permanent)

Corrie Ndaba Kilmarnock to Lecce (permanent)

Mattia Bani Genoa to Palermo (permanent)

Lisandru Tramoni Pisa to FC Zurich (permanent)

Emil Audero Como to Cremonese (loan)

Franco Israel Sporting CP to Torino (permanent)

Emerson Royal Milan to Flamengo (permanent)

Zakaria Aboukhlal underwent the first part of his Torino medical today in a €10m transfer from Toulouse. ‘It was the right decision to come here.’

He arrived for his medical tests this afternoon and will finish off the process on Tuesday morning before putting pen to paper on the contract.

“I am ready to start,” Aboukhlal told reporters from Sky Sport Italia.

“Toro are a great team and a club with so much history. I think it was the right decision to come here.”

Aboukhlal brings quality to Torino

The attacking wide man turned 25 in February and has 22 senior caps for Morocco, although he was born and raised in the Netherlands, playing for that country up to Under-20 level.

A product of the Willem II and PSV Eindhoven academies, AZ Alkmaar sold him to Toulouse in 2022 for €2m.

With a contract that is running down in June 2026, Torino were able to secure the talented forward for just €10m.

Last season, he scored seven goals and provided four assists in just 26 Ligue 1 appearances for his club.

He had knee surgery in September 2023 that kept him out of action for six months.

It wasn’t just Zakaria Aboukhlal, who was secured in a matter of hours. Yesterday, Torino made a surprise trip to Germany (a mission that was supposed to stay under wraps) to also discuss Eljif Elmas, now on the fringes at Leipzig and no longer a part of the German club’s plans.

The fact that the friendly match was precisely between Leipzig and Toulouse gives a clear idea: the Granata were trying to kill two birds with one stone in a single summit.

Elmas wants Torino move

Elmas wants Torino – this is a deal that has nothing to do with Gaetano Oristanio, who remains a hot target, especially since Aboukhlal can cover various roles in the final third.

Elmas has been approached by other clubs, including some from Serie A and beyond. However, he has made Torino his priority. Now it is up to Cairo’s team to act swiftly and stay ahead of any competition.

Cremonese ready to move for Sanabria

Cremonese are on a tear – determined to give Davide Nicola a squad worthy of the fight for survival. After securing Alessio Zerbin, the next goal is to bring in Antonio Sanabria; a pursuit that began back in June and may now finally come to fruition.

Sanabria has interest from abroad, Torino are ready to give the green light and Nicola is hopeful to be reunited with his former protégé – but still, a little more patience is needed.

In the coming days, Cremonese also hope to close in on midfielder Youssef Maleh, owned by Lecce – a name that came out of nowhere on July 16 and now looks ready to become a reality.

Vanja Milinkovic-Savic has completed his transfer to Napoli on loan with obligation to buy for a reported total fee of €21.5m.

The goalkeeper arrived this morning for his medical tests and was given the all clear.

Although he had a release clause in his contract set at €20m, Napoli agreed to pay a slightly higher fee in order to have the option of spreading out the payment over several instalments.

That is why this is a loan with an obligation to buy at the end of the season.

Milinkovic-Savic new signing for Napoli

The Serbia international is the younger brother of former Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.

The 28-year-old has been in Italy since 2017 at Torino, also having loan spells with SPAL, Ascoli and Standard Liege.

VMS has 146 Serie A appearances, keeping 45 clean sheets, and has 19 senior caps for Serbia.

He will be competing for the gloves at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona with Alex Meret.

Several Serie A sides were in action for pre-season friendlies today, as Atalanta struggled against their own Under-23 team, Udinese beat the Qatar national side, with Torino and Genoa victories too.

The summer is in full swing and that means a series of test matches for the teams we’ll soon see in the Italian top flight.

Atalanta made their debut under new coach Ivan Juric with an in-house game against their own Under-23 side, which will play in Serie C this season.

Inter transfer target Ademola Lookman was left out officially due to muscular problems.

It was tougher than expected for Atalanta, who only won 1-0 thanks to a late goal from substitute Charles De Ketelaere on the Mario Pasalic assist.

Atalanta beat U23 side, Udinese saw off Qatar

Udinese fared better in their 3-0 victory over the Qatar national team, as Keinan Davis, Iker Bravo and Jurgen Ekkelenkamp were on target.

Torino swept newly-promoted Cremonese aside 4-1 and the highlight was certainly this fantastic volley from Ivan Ilic well outside the area.

Gran gol di Ivan Ilic!

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Che Adams pounced on a defensive error, Adrien Tameze nodded in and Bianay Balcot concluded the rout.

Cremonese were on target with De Luca, but their defending left a lot to be desired under heavy rain.

Genoa struggled to see off Mantova 3-2, as they had been losing 1-0 at the break, fighting back with Alessandro Marcandalli, Lorenzo Venturino and Morten Thorsby.

Torino are expected to complete their swoop for Toulouse attacking winger Zakaria Aboukhlal and also enter talks for Eljif Elmas of RB Leipzig.

The Granata sent director of sport Davide Vagnati out to Germany today to attend the pre-season friendly match between Toulouse and RB Leipzig in Villingen-Schwenningen.

According to multiple sources including Alfredo Pedullà and Sky Sport Italia, this was to hold negotiations with both clubs.

Torino interest in Aboukhlal and Elmas

The primary target for discussion was Aboukhlal, who notably was not even named on the bench for Toulouse this afternoon.

The 25-year-old is a Morocco international, but he was born and raised in the Netherlands, so is available on an EU passport.

He made the move from AZ Alkmaar to Toulouse in 2022 for €2m and is into the final months of his contract, making him an affordable prospect.

The offer on the table is reported to be worth €8m plus add-ons.

He scored seven goals and provided four assists in 26 Ligue 1 appearances last season.

Meanwhile, Sportitalia report that Torino are also approaching RB Leipzig for Elmas, who spent the last six months on loan with the Granata and would be eager for a return to Serie A.

Giovanni Simeone has taken note of Pisa’s push for him but so far he hasn’t given a definitive yes. There are also a couple of offers from abroad but watch out for surprises. That’s right, in the last few hours, Torino have also made enquiries to Napoli, carrying out a thorough check.

Evidently, the Granata are looking for a striker who is already match-fit, while they wait for the full recovery of the irreplaceable Duvan Zapata. The questions asked about El Cholito are already a promising starting point and we will see how things unfold from here.

Simeone suffers injury in Napoli training

In the meantime, Simeone left training due to a back issue – we are waiting on the medical report. His future should become clearer in the coming days but Torino’s move is definitely one to watch.

On the way out from Torino, there is still Sanabria: Cremonese are pushing hard and there is also a couple of offers from abroad but Davide Nicola is applying real pressure.