Atalanta, Luca Percassi takes stock of the negotiations for Ademola Lookman at'Inter

Luca Percassi, chief executive officer of the Bergamo-based club, dwells on the negotiations with’Inter for Lookman: “The timing and exit values of Atalanta players are decided only by the club”.

“For Ademola, there had been nothing concrete, in fact, until yesterday, a written proposal from Inter’Inter– specifies the Atalanta senior manager -. I saw myself with Beppe Marotta in the league, we have a great relationship, we are friends: in these days we will evaluate with serenity the offer received”.

Still, on the Nigerian Ballon d’Oro d’Africa: “Lookman has been expressing his desire to leave Atalanta for some time, no big secret is being revealed. We took into account that he would have to leave this’summer, a major transfer per’year is in our philosophy”.

To complicate the picture, an unexpected divestment: “In fact. then, Mateo Retegui left as a surprise: it was not in our plans for him to leave, also because he had arrived only last summer”.