According to Tuttomercato, Simone Romagnoli has arrived at Empoli on a permanent transfer from Sampdoria. Empoli stated that Romagnoli is once again an Empoli player and is an Italian defender born in 1990. Sampdoria communicated that it has permanently transferred the sporting rights of Simone Romagnoli to Empoli.

Tuttomercato reports that the contract of 35-year-old Italian centre-back Simone Romagnoli with Sampdoria is set to be terminated and that he will return to Empoli. As part of Sampdoria's efforts to reduce their squad size and wage bill, Simone Romagnoli is set to terminate his contract soon. He will subsequently return to Empoli, having been out of the squad for the first half of the season. Romagnoli has 6 caps for Italy's U21 team. He joined Sampdoria in July 2025 with a contract scheduled to expire in June 2026 and has made one appearance in the Primavera 2 - A league this season. His current market value is €250k, according to Transfermarkt.