Atalanta CEO Antonio Percassi has said that Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman will only be allowed to leave the club if an offer comes from a “super top club” outside Italy.
He recently revealed that a prior agreement was reached with Lookman, allowing him to move in 2025 under specific conditions.
According to football journalist Fabrizio Romano, the club already agreed to let the Nigerian leave for a top club abroad this summer, and Inter Milan does not fall under that category.
The CEO stated that both parties reached an agreement after Atalanta rejected €20m from PSG in 2024.
“The pact with Lookman was made one year ago when we rejected €20m from PSG.
We told him: we’ll let you leave in 2025 for a super top club and not in Italy. Now, the situation [with Inter] is different… and as always, it’s us deciding,” Percassi was quoted as saying.
His statement is coming amid tensions between Ademola Lookman and Atalanta, as the Super Eagles winger recently accused the Serie A side of breaking promises regarding his potential summer transfer.
In a strongly worded message posted on Sunday, Lookman confirmed he has formally requested a transfer after what he described as “many months of broken promises” and unfair treatment by the club.
Lookman joined Atalanta from RB Leipzig in 2022. He has scored 52 goals in 117 appearances for the Italian side.
He netted his first career hat-trick in the 2024 Europa League final victory against Bayer Leverkusen in Dublin.
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