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Ademola Lookman might not leave Atalanta for nothing less than N90 billion, sportsunlimited.ng report quoting Allnigeriasoccer.
The surge in the Super Eagles’ midfielder rating, according to the report, is his recent enthronement as African Footballer of the Year. It is a career height for the player.
Football statistics and transfer market website, Transfermarkt recently updated the market values of players in the Serie A, with the Lookman’s valued at 55 million euros (approximately N90 billion in Nigerian currency).
The Transfermarkt market values are calculated using various pricing models, with the most important factors being a player’s future prospects, age, performance at both club and national team levels, and the number and reputation of interested clubs.
Hero of Atalanta’s Europa League triumph back in May, Lookman has picked up where he left off last season, scoring eleven goals and setting up five more in nineteen all-competition appearances.
On the international stage, he started all the Super Eagles’ games in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, scoring a brace against Benin’s Cheetahs in September.
Lookman, who was valued at €40 million before the latest update, has overtaken Victor Boniface to become the second most valuable Nigerian player.
The Charlton Athletic academy graduate has been linked with French champions Paris Saint-Germain and Saudi Arabian clubs but a deal is unlikely to go through in the January transfer window, as Atalanta remain in contention for the Champions League, Coppa Italia and Serie A titles.
Signed from RB Leipzig in August 2022, Lookman is contracted to Atalanta until the end of the 2025-2026 Season.
