Maita had offers during the summer period and expressed his desire to leave. Negotiations started with the interested club, but no agreement was reached. Maita is now happy to stay at Bari.

Mattia Maita remained at Bari after a summer full of transfer speculations. His position has strengthened following the summer. He played from the start in the last match against Sampdoria. Maita expressed his commitment to Bari on social media, stating that the team's jersey is like a second skin to him.