Record English Premier League Champion, Manchester United is weighing up an €100 million offer for Super Eagles and Atalanta forward, Ademola Lookman, Soccernet.ng reports.
The former Everton man has enjoyed a rapid ascent to stardom since joining Atalanta in 2022, notably peaking in the last year as he led Nigeria to the AFCON 2023 final, and his club side to the Coppa Italia final and the UEFA Europa League triumph, scoring a hat-trick in the final, and becoming the first-ever player to do so.
His brilliance saw him finish 14th in the 2024 Ballon d’Or rankings and he’s a frontrunner for the CAF Player of the Year award after making the final five cut.
Paris Saint-Germain was linked with a move for Lookman in the summer, but nothing concrete materialised.
In the last few weeks, there’s been interest from Arsenal as the Gunners look to bring in another winger but things are about to take a huge turn regarding the future of the 27-year-old.
As per Spanish outlet, Fichajes, Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United has already lodged a €100m bid for Lookman.
The former Sporting Lisbon manager is reportedly set to be handed a low transfer budget to work with in 2025, following Man Utd’s recent failures in their transfer recruitment over the past years.
Lookman’s contract with Gian Piero Gasperini’s side runs till the summer of 2026, meaning he’ll be entering into the final year of his contract next summer, and with talks of a new contract yet to yield fruit, it appears the former RB Leipzig man has eyes set on a move away from Italy.
Should Lookman move to United, it’ll be the most expensive African transfer in the history, just after the €83m Napoli paid for Victor Osimhen.
Lookman has scored eight goals and provided five assists in 14 appearances across all competitions so far this campaign.