Saudi Pro League side Al Qadsiah have agreed a €67m deal to sign Atalanta forward Mateo Retegui.
Retegui was the leading scorer in Serie A last season, scoring 25 goals to win the Capocannoniere award and firing Atalanta to Champions League qualification. The Italy international only joined Atalanta last summer, moving from divisional rivals Genoa.
Mateo Retegui is just the second Atalanta player to win the Capocannoniere after Filippo Inzaghi in 1996/97.
He also set a new record for the most goals ever scored for the club in a single Serie A campaign:
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◉ 25 goalsAn incredible debut campaign in Bergamo. 👏 pic.twitter.com/mR7A5K7eJK
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Atalanta are now set to bank a huge profit on the player after just one season in Bergamo. Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that an agreement has been reached with Al Qadsiah over a deal worth €67m (£57.7m) with add-ons.
Retegui is set to sign a long-term contract that will equate to over six times his current salary at Atalanta.
The 25-year-old will become the third-most expensive signing in Saudi Pro League history, following the arrivals of Neymar (Al-Hilal) and Jhon Duran (Al-Nassr).
Al Qadsiah finished fourth in the Saudi Pro League last season and Retegui will arrive as a replacement for former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The latter is set to leave the club as a free agent.
Atalanta have been linked with signing Brighton forward Evan Ferguson as a potential replacement.
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