Cagliari

Cagliari net spend since 2015

Cagliari have spent €230m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €207m: a net spend of €22m.

That covers 85 signings (68 for a disclosed fee, 14 free, 3 undisclosed) and 97 departures (54 sold for a disclosed fee, 25 free, 18 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 41 in, 77 out.

Record signing: Nahitan Nández, €16m from Boca Juniors (Aug 2019). Record sale: Nicolò Barella, €33m to Inter (Sep 2020).

Cagliari transfer spending by season

Cagliari record signings

1. Nahitan Nández · €16m from Boca Juniors · Aug 2019
2. Marko Rog · €15m from Napoli · Sep 2020
3. Giovanni Simeone · €13m from Fiorentina · Sep 2020
4. Roberto Piccoli · €12m from Atalanta · Jul 2025
5. Leonardo Pavoletti · €10m from Napoli · Aug 2017

Cagliari record sales

1. Nicolò Barella · €33m to Inter · Sep 2020
2. Roberto Piccoli · €25m to Fiorentina · Aug 2025
3. Gianluca Gaetano · €12m to Atalanta · Jul 2026
4. Giovanni Simeone · €11m to Hellas Verona · Jul 2022
5. Nicola Murru · €9m to Sampdoria · Jul 2017

Cagliari trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 58 players Cagliari both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €132m against €151m paid: a trading loss of €19m.

Academy graduates sold since July 2015 brought in €6m across 5 players, led by Andrea Carboni (€4m to Monza, Jul 2022).

• Roberto Piccoli: signed for €12m (Jul 2025), sold to Fiorentina for €25m (Aug 2025): profit €13m
• Alberto Dossena: signed for €160k (Aug 2022), sold to Como for €8m (Jul 2024): profit €8m
• Guglielmo Vicario: signed for €2m (Jul 2019), sold to Empoli for €9m (Jul 2022): profit €7m
• Raoul Bellanova: signed for €700k (Jul 2022), sold to Torino for €7m (Jul 2023): profit €6m
• Gianluca Gaetano: signed for €6m (Jul 2025), sold to Atalanta for €12m (Jul 2026): profit €6m

• Nahitan Nández: signed for €16m (Aug 2019), left free for Al-Qadsiah (Jul 2024): loss €16m
• Alberto Cerri: signed for €9m (Jul 2019), sold to Como for €1m (Jul 2023): loss €8m
• Răzvan Marin: signed for €7m (Jul 2021), sold to AEK Athens for €2m (Jul 2025): loss €5m
• Filip Bradarić: signed for €6m (Jan 2019), sold to Al Ahli for €2m (Jul 2021): loss €4m
• Filippo Romagna: signed for €7m (Jul 2017), sold to Sassuolo for €4m (Sep 2020): loss €3m

Cagliari ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Cagliari have made 6 signings and 6 departures in 2026/27, plus 9 loans in and 12 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Velizar-Iliya Iliev (loan to Cosenza); in nobody.
• Defence: out Gabriele Zappa (loan to Hellas Verona, 18 league starts in 2025/26), Nicola Pintus (loan to Pianese), Mateusz Wieteska (to Wieczysta Kraków, no league start in 2025/26), Davide Veroli (loan to Südtirol), Othniël Raterink (loan to ADO Den Haag, 1 league appearance in 2025/26); in Yukinari Sugawara (loan from Southampton, 231 league minutes since), Raphael Kofler (loan from Südtirol, 216 league minutes since), Giuseppe Aurelio (from Spezia, 11 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Gianluca Gaetano (to Atalanta, 21 league starts in 2025/26), Matteo Prati (loan to Racing Santander, 15 league starts in 2025/26), Nicolò Cavuoti (loan to Catania, 4 league appearances in 2025/26); in Alessandro Romano (loan from Roma, 949 league minutes since), Daniel Maldini (loan from Atalanta, 740 league minutes since), Harry Winks (from Leicester City, 633 league minutes since), Jacopo Fazzini (loan from Fiorentina, 336 league minutes since), Yanis Massolin (loan from Inter, 147 league minutes since), Roberto Gagliardini (free from Hellas Verona, 66 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Gennaro Borrelli (loan to Rizespor, 13 league starts in 2025/26), Nik Prelec (to Oxford United), Alessandro Vinciguerra (left free for Audace Cerignola), Agustín Albarracín (loan to Albacete, 2 league appearances in 2025/26), Sebastiano Di Paolo (loan to Avellino); in Alieu Fadera (loan from Como, 285 league minutes since), M'Bala Nzola (free from Fiorentina, 182 league minutes since), Kevin Carlos (loan from Nice, 155 league minutes since), Riccardo Ciervo (loan from Sassuolo, 19 league minutes since), Sebastiano Esposito (from Inter, then loaned to Sassuolo), Kingstone Mutandwa (from Ried, then loaned to Servette).
• Position unknown: out Andra Cogoni (to Cosenza); in nobody.

Cagliari injury news: injuries and suspensions

Cagliari have 5 players injured as of 8 Nov 2026, with €18m of value sidelined.

• Alieu Fadera (FWD): Hamstring muscle injury · out since 2 Nov 2026 · return date not set · 1 game missed
• Mattia Felici (FWD): Cruciate ligament tear · out since 8 Sep 2026 · expected back 1 Mar 2027 · 8 games missed
• Harry Winks (MID): Back problems · out since 6 Nov 2026 · return date not set · 1 game missed
• M'Bala Nzola (FWD): Muscular problems · out since 2 Nov 2026 · expected back 16 Nov 2026 · 1 game missed
• Yerry Mina (DEF): Hamstring muscle injury · out since 5 Nov 2026 · return date not set · 1 game missed

Cagliari last starting XI

Cagliari's last league starting XI, v Frosinone on 7 Nov 2026: Elia Caprile; Zé Pedro, Juan Rodríguez, Raphael Kofler, Nicola Grandu; Michel Adopo, Alessandro Romano, Alessandro Deiola; Daniel Maldini, Paul Mendy, Yael Trepy.

4 changes from the side that started v Lazio on 1 Nov 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Adam Obert (4) and M'Bala Nzola (3, injured).

Opponent: Frosinone.

Cagliari minutes played 2026/27

After 11 league games of 2026/27, 10 Cagliari players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 4 are rotating and 31 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Matteo Prati (0%, €9m), Riyad Idrissi (0%, €7m), Kevin Carlos (16%, €7m), Sebastiano Esposito (0%, €6m), Gennaro Borrelli (4%, €6m), Demi Akarakiri (0%, €6m).

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Mattia Felici, M'Bala Nzola, Roberto Gagliardini, Giuseppe Ciocci.

Cagliari club-trained players

We can verify 9 club-trained players in the Cagliari squad: Adam Obert, Alessandro Deiola, Nicola Grandu, Yael Trepy, Riyad Idrissi, Ivan Sulev, Velizar-Iliya Iliev, Giuseppe Ciocci and Nicola Pintus. Between them they have played 17% of Cagliari's league minutes in 2026/27. 8 other squad players are not verifiable on our record.

• Adam Obert (DEF): 891 league minutes
• Alessandro Deiola (MID): 841 league minutes
• Nicola Grandu (DEF): 78 league minutes
• Yael Trepy (FWD): 55 league minutes
• Riyad Idrissi (DEF): no league minutes yet
• Ivan Sulev (MID): no league minutes yet
• Velizar-Iliya Iliev (GK): no league minutes yet
• Giuseppe Ciocci (GK): no league minutes yet
• Nicola Pintus (DEF): no league minutes yet

On the record we can verify, 4 players club-trained at Cagliari now play for other clubs we track, led by Nicolò Barella (Inter, value €42m), Andrea Carboni (Monza, value €5m) and Isaías Delpupo (Sint-Truiden, value €1m).

• Nicolò Barella · Inter · €42m
• Andrea Carboni · Monza · €5m
• Isaías Delpupo · Sint-Truiden · €1m
• Iurie Iovu · Dundee United · €450k

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.