Atalanta market, Luca Percassi exposes himself on Ademola Lookman’s future
Despite the two reserve starts on his return from the African Cup of Nations and rumors of a possible transfer filtered from Zingonia, Ademola Lookman will not leave Atalanta: This was confirmed by Luca Percassi, who at the microphones of Sky Sport, on the sidelines of the last day of the Champions League maxi round, took stock of January entries and exits, also talking about the Nigerian national who against Union Saint-Gilloise was designated, by coach Raffaele Palladino, as part of the starting eleven.
“Lookman was never questioned: his stay was not linked to any exit – explained the Nerazzurri CEO -. Raspadori’s arrival was a market opportunity that we took without having to sacrifice anyone. We are happy that Giacomo chose Atalanta, he is an important player”. No new crisis then with the’ex of Charlton, Everton, Leipzig, Fulham and Leicester: “Tonight Lookman is back as a starter, he is playing well and must continue on this path” Percassi said.
Well different, on the other hand, is the discourse regarding Ghanaian Kalmadeen Sulemana, who after starting the championship as a starter with Juric has slipped a lot in the hierarchies since the arrival of Palladino: “In such a large roster it is inevitable that someone, although deserving, has found less space. After this match we will meet with soprtive director D’Amico and the coach to take stock of the situation. We will carefully evaluate any interesting offers, but without haste and with great lucidity” Percassi concluded.
Lookman and Sulemana are two of the six strikers in Atalanta’s roster: coach Raffaele Palladino, in addition to them, can also count on Gianluca Scamacca, Nikola Krstovic and Giacomo Raspadori, not to mention midfielders with strong offensive attitude such as Charles De Ketelaere and Lazar Samardzic, although the latter has also been used little by the coach of the Orobici.
After the away game against Union Saint-Gilloise, Atalanta will play on Sunday, February 1 in the league against Como, also away, at 3 p.m.
. Then closed the soccer market, the Nerazzurri will face on Thursday, February 5 in the Coppa Italia against Juventus, to whom they will contend for one of the four places in the semifinals in the elimination tournament.
