Although Atalanta Bergamo wants to keep the recently crowned best African player of the year 2024, Ademola Lookman, the Bergamo club, in anticipation of the summer transfer window and the interest it arouses, has set its starting price.
We will have to align with the demands of Atalanta to afford the African Golden Ball 2024. Author of a sparkling season with 12 goals and 5 assists in just 20 games, in line with his achievements last season, Lookman is now the scorer on which the greats of Europe want to bet. Despite the growing interest of several European leaders, it seems that the international Nigerian (23 caps) will not leave the Dea before the end of the season.
According to information revealed by Italian journalist Nicolo Schira, the matter was resolved internally by Atalanta. Under contract until June 2026, the 26-year-old player would not be available for sale during the winter transfer window. For Gian Piero Gasperini, the striker has become a centerpiece of the Bergamo attack. Seeing him leave during the season while Atalanta, leader of Serie A, is playing for the title, is not possible.
A price equivalent to its market value
If Lookman, who presented his trophy to the public on Sunday before scoring against Empoli (3-2), remains untouchable for the moment, his future could take a new turn from the summer of 2025. According to Belgian journalist Sacha Tavolieri , Atalanta is aware that it will not be able to hold on to its jewel forever in the face of growing interest from major European clubs. Thus, the management of the Italian club would have set its price at 50 million euros, a sum which reflects the rising value of the player.
Among the suitors, the Premier League clubs are particularly insistent. Liverpool, Chelsea et Manchester United have already made contact with the player's entourage, again according to the same source. These giants of English football see Ademola Lookman as an ideal profile: fast, technical, and capable of destabilizing opposing defenses. But also a player who already knows England. The Nigerian, native of Wandsworth, played at Charlton, but especially at Everton, Fulham and Leicester. He left in Italy leaving his Premier League goal tally at 11 goals in 96 games. Not enough to leave him satisfied?
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