Done deal · 2026

Daniel Maldini joins Cagliari on loan (option to buy, €10m)

Atalanta → Cagliari · Loan + option to buy (€10m), loan fee €1m · Value €15m · Confirmed

Confirmed 9 Aug 2026

Daniel Maldini, a midfielder, has joined Cagliari on loan from Atalanta for a loan fee of €1m, with an option to buy at €10m, confirmed 9 Aug 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: Gianluca Di Marzio, 3 Aug 2026, 5 days before completion.

How the deal happened

• Interest · not reported
• Talks · 3 Aug 2026 · Gianluca Di Marzio
• Agreed · 4 Aug 2026 · Gianluca Di Marzio, Alfredo Pedulla
• Here we go · 6 Aug 2026 · Fabrizio Romano
• Signed · 9 Aug 2026 · Alfredo Pedulla

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• Yukinari Sugawara: Southampton → Cagliari · Loan + option to buy (€5.5m) · 1 Sept 2026
• Honest Ahanor: Atalanta → Chelsea · €47m · 1 Sept 2026
• Ibrahim Sulemana: Atalanta → Sassuolo · Loan · 1 Sept 2026
• Jonathan Rowe: Bologna → Atalanta · Loan + obligation, loan fee €5m · 1 Sept 2026
• Roberto Gagliardini: Hellas Verona → Cagliari · Free · 31 Aug 2026
• Yanis Massolin: Inter → Cagliari · Loan + option to buy (€7m) · 31 Aug 2026

• Daniel Maldini profile, value & stats
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