Atalanta, Luca Percassi speaks out on Teun Koopmeiners future

Atalanta, Luca Percassi speaks out on the future of Teun Koopmeiners

During an interview given to the microphones of the L'"Eco di Bergamo", Atalanta CEO Luca Percassi, among the various topics discussed, spoke bluntly about the market rumors regarding a possible farewell of Teun Koopmeiners in the upcoming summer soccer market session. In addressing the topic, in added, the executive also revealed a backstory on the Dutch footballer.

"As always, we will evaluate at the end of the championship, because as long as Atalanta is running, they do not negotiate with anyone for their players. Teun has never asked to be sold, also becauseè è it is the club that decides who to sell and we will never be influenced by any pressure. At the end of the season we will evaluate all aspects and decide if and who to sell. He è one of our best players and even last summer we received a very important offer from Napoli that we refused. In September then he decided to renew his contract until 2028" began the Nerazzurri ad.

"With the postponement of the match the calendar è even more clogged for us and Fiorentina, as weè are both in the running for three competitions and we are very happy about that. If the recuperò will take place beyond the end of the championship it will mean that both of us will have gone to the finals in the respective European competitions, as well as one of the two in the Coppa Italia" added the executive about the packed schedule.

"Serie A has been played with 20 teams for several years, the matches have not increased. The problem è that if you can play in Europe they increase, but è nice. The real problem è another one: many players get called up by the national teams, even for friendlies that could have been played in Europe. And then maybe they come back injured. Championships and cups bring benefits to clubs, while national teams, excluding major competitions, I don’t know what interest they can create" concluded Luca Percassi.