Here we are, dear players. We said it in mid-July, about 70 days and then we would draw conclusions. Today, two and a half months later, we can declare this long 2025 summer transfer window closed.
93 Transfers: another record! Last year, we closed with 92 summer transfers. All this is thanks to you.
18 between different European nations
35 renewals
58 changes of team within the same country
7 intercontinental transfers
14 different leagues
Every summer transfer window brings with it memories, some of which we love to share with those who have followed and supported the work of Tedeschi & Partners for years.
This window is certainly a "first" for many of you: the first time in the top division, the first time on an intercontinental trip, the first time with the "big boys," the first call-up to the national team for the European championships, the first for the Nations League, the first away from "home," the first in another country. In a world of football that often demands a cold, aseptic agency approach, even in reporting, we like to share these nuances of first-time experiences because they "humanize" the transfer. Too often, caught up in the pace of work, we stakeholders forget that, ultimately, there's a human being behind it all. We are there, behind your first experiences, and we always hope to be there.
Today, Giulio, I'm celebrating 12 years in the business. Who would have thought that day when, fresh from my FIFA license in the ever-distant future of 2013, having passed my agent's exam, I went to the office of one of the doyens of Italian football, Campana.
Having reached this point, I can only thank everyone who, in various capacities, contributed to the success of this session, from the sports managers, our partners, who are increasingly capable of listening to our suggestions, to the players who, in ever-increasing numbers, choose to rely on Tedeschi & Partners.
All the way to the agency's core, its beating heart: the people who work with me in various capacities, friends before colleagues or business partners. I've always seen every professional achievement as a team achievement, precisely because I've always believed that the added value of football compared to many other sports is precisely the essential value of the team over the individual. The team always wins.
A huge round of applause, therefore, goes to Alexandre, Hector, Peppe, my wife Roberta, Samuele, Volodymir, and many others. This is my, and now our, business idea, increasingly focused on the needs of athletes, our clients, our players.
I still remember when we started providing "ancillary" services to our specific activity as a soccer agent. It was 2020, and during COVID-19, we began offering partnerships with online universities, foreign language courses, personalized nutrition plans, and much more.
We had created a different model, designed and focused on the current needs of our clients.
Today, to accommodate the changing times and needs, we have decided to undertake new initiatives to protect and benefit our athletes:
I am proud to announce that, starting today, we can activate a partnership with Marsh, the world's largest insurance broker, to enable the development of customizable savings plans, pension funds, and savings management for all our clients. Anyone who wants can access this important new opportunity from today. Looking to the future, for a female soccer athlete, is still not easy in 2025. We want to provide concrete answers in this direction.
Direction: I spoke of direction, yes. Let's get down to the field: we want to offer ever more opportunities for contacts, connections, clubs—in short, in a word: bridges. This Summer Session, our network was enriched with 12 additional new clubs, bringing the total number of clubs in our network to approximately 230.
Our commitment for 2026 is to increase this number as much as possible, beginning a process of expansion in the United States and Canada and in the NWSL, NWSL2, USL S & NSL markets.
Furthermore, our increasingly frequent presence in Miami, Florida, and New York has led us to consider the need to double our presence in North America, and we are carefully evaluating where to open a new office in 2026, in addition to the existing one in Manhattan.
In Europe, the Northern markets (Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, France, and the United Kingdom) will be our expansion pack for 2026.
With a widespread presence in Italy, Portugal, Spain, Greece, and Switzerland, we aim to offer you an increasingly globalized and open market..
