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Ademola Lookman has been told that a potential exit from Atalanta in the summer is not going to be straightforward with the club keen on retaining him, according to a report by owngoalnigeria.
Lookman will have a year left on his contract at the club at the end of this season, making it almost a must for the club to listen to offers for his signing, unless he makes a U-turn and sign an extension.
During the last summer transfer window, Lookman handed in a transfer request following interest from PSG. It made coach Gian Piero Gasperini to leave him out of games for a while.
Upon his return, many speculated that he will be offered fresh terms to extend his contract at the club, but that didn’t happen leaving the door open for his exit next summer.
On its part, Atalanta has made is clear that it will do all it could to ensure that the forward, who has 14 goals and seven assists in all competitions this season, remains at the club beyond next summer’s transfer window.
This much was made known by Atalanta’s President, Antonio Percassi and his son, the club CEO, Luca.
“We’ll do all we can but he must not be forced. After all, we have already replaced Zapata, Muriel and Gomez,” they said regarding the future of the 27-year old reigning Africa Player of the Year.
