Napoli clinching the Scudetto last season is made all the more impressive by the fact their squad value, and recent expenditure, is less than some of Italy’s other heavy-hitters. Ever wondered what the table would look like solely based on Serie A squad values? Below we put teams under the microscope to see who ‘should’ be fighting for the title given the talent at their disposal.
Serie A Squad Values
Heading into the 2025-26 season, the vast majority of Serie A’s frontrunners have been forced to focus on trimming their squads, in order to raise funds for arrivals.
AC Milan, who are approaching over $160 million in players sales, along with fellow Italian sides Fiorentina and Udinese, rank in the top 20 European teams who have generated the most money from outgoings.
That isn’t to say there haven’t been some high-profile arrivals in Italy this summer. Sam Beukama and Kevin De Bruyne headline Napoli’s bid to retain the Scudetto, while the likes of Samuele Ricci (Milan) Luis Henrique (Inter) and Odilon Kossounou (Atalanta) could help mount genuine title challenges.
As the research above shows, Inter Milan’s current squad still trumps the rest of the league, with almost $200 million separating themselves and second-placed Juventus.
Inter have added over $80m in transfer value this summer, as last season’s runners-up seek to restore their fear factor, following a crushing Champions League final defeat at the hands of PSG.
The squad values table shows Napoli in a glimmering light, as the champions managed to build a title-winning squad despite it being valued less than Juventus and Inter.
Serie A Squad Value Change Since Last Summer
It is interesting to note that while AC Milan’s mass exodus this summer has seen them scoop commendable levels of income, they hold the unfortunate record of the biggest drop off in squad value, since last summer.
This is largely down to Tijjani Reijnders, who was their most valuable player at $70m, heading for Manchester City, whilst Theo Hernandez’s departure to Al-Hilal has seen their overall value drop by over 18 percent.
At the other end of the spectrum, Como’s €100 million spending spree on eight signings this summer, signals their unrelenting ambition to climbing up the pyramid.
Cesc Fabregas masterminded the newly-promoted minnows to a top-half finish in their first top-flight season in two decades. Despite rumors linking the club’s co-owners with the Inter Milan job, the Spaniard has remained loyal, and he will have a far bigger squad as his disposal next season.
That includes the likes of the vastly experienced Alvaro Morata, as well as exciting prospects Jesus Rodriguez and Martin Baturina from Betis and Dinamo Zagreb respectively.
In total, Como’s squad value has skyrocketed from little over $70m last July, to $304m at the time of writing.
Elsewhere, Bologna’s ability to build a squad that keeps rising in value, despite offloading Riccardo Calafiori, Joshua Zirkzee and Sam Beukema in the past two seasons, is a noteworthy data point.
Serie A Net Spend Over the Past Five Years
It is also interest to note that, while Como’s transfer value has grown exponentially, so too have their costs.
Over the past five years, their transfer net spend is only topped by Juventus, who have a negative net expenditure of $285m.
Como are, of course, financially backed by the Hartono brothers, who are the 64th and 66th richest men on the planet. However, how sustainable this pattern of operational losses in the transfer window is remains to be seen, as they attempt to knock on the door of European spots.
According to fast payout betting sites, experts are predicting them to be challenging for the Europa Conference League spots next season.
Udinese and Hellas Verona are excelling at keeping their books healthy, both registering a positive net spend of $126m. This has largely been fuelled by both club’s selling policies, which prioritize shifting on players for the right price and promoting bargain market opportunities.
