Italian Journalist Reveals ‘If Atalanta Hadn't Sold Retegui, Lookman Would've Already Joined Inter Milan'
The editor of the Corriere dello Sport took to Instagram to detail the Bergamo club's rationale in responding to Inter's offer for Lookman.
This is likely to be the decisive day in Inter Milan's pursuit of Ademola Lookman.
The Nerazzurri made their second offer for the Nigerian international earlier this week. They upped their bid from €40 million to €42 million plus €3 million in add-ons.
Atalanta have not yet given Inter a formal response. But they will give the Nerazzurri their answer today.
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Naturally, La Dea have to consider a number of factors.
On the one hand, Atalanta had already managed to keep hold of Lookman last summer. And reportedly, they told the former RB Leipzig and Everton forward he could leave this summer.
However, Atalanta are hardly going to allow such an important player for them to leave lightly.
Zazzaroni: 'If Atalanta Hadn't Sold Retegui, Lookman Would Already Be At Inter'
BERGAMO, ITALY – JANUARY 18: Ademola Lookman of Atalanta BC looks on during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and SSC Napoli at Gewiss Stadium on January 18, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by)
And in the meantime, Atalanta just sold one of their talismanic attacking players.
Striker Mateo Retegui joined Al-Qadsiah this summer. The Saudi club did pay a massive fee to Atalanta for the Italian international, but this left a big void in their attack.
Naturally, the departure of Lookman would only further deprive La Dea in attack.
There have been reports that Atalanta want up to €50 million for Lookman.
However, according to Corriere dello Sport editor Ivan Zazzaroni, who first broke the story of Inter's interest in Lookman, 'in reality Atalanta have never set a price tag for Lookman.'
'So it's not easy for Inter to get close to a valuation that doesn't exist.'
Zazzaroni cautions 'let's wait and see.'
'If Retegui hadn't left, Lookman would have already been an Inter player weeks ago.'
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