Atalanta coach Ivan Juric feels that “the fans pay the price” due to the antics of Ademola Lookman during his transfer soap opera with Inter Milan.
The coach gave his thoughts ahead of his team’s Serie A opener against Pisa tomorrow, as reported by FCInterNews.
The Nerazzurri made two offers for the Nigerian. They went as high as €45 million with their bid.
However, Atalanta rejected both offers from Inter.
Reportedly, La Dea wanted a higher fee for Lookman, and would not even give Inter a counteroffer.
Atalanta Coach Juric On Ademola Lookman: “The Fans Pay The Price”
In the meantime, Lookman himself has done everything he can to force the move to Inter through.
The 27-year-old has publicly demanded the transfer. And he also no-showed training.
Now, after the failure to get his desired move, Lookman is back in Bergamo, where he is training individually.
However, it remains to be seen whether he is still an Atalanta player when the transfer window ends.
Atalanta coach Ivan Juric gave his thoughts on the Lookman situation.
“When a player tries to force the issue, the fans, who put their heart and soul into the team, are the ones to pay the price.”
“Clubs have to look after their interests,” the coach added.
“But the disappointment of the fans remains.”
These coaches are racists. They treat African players as slaves. Napoli allowed Osime’s European team mate to transfer to PSG January this year but denied Osime’s transfer request last summer. The same happened to Lookman in Atalanta. If a club can sell a player while his contract is still active, the player should be able to seek exit as well. Otherwise, it is double standard.
I heard one Italian journalist say that Lookman should be sanctioned, I say for what for God’s sake, Atalanta with a promise differed his transfer last summer to this summer now you using flimsy excuses to block his transfer and I don’t think that’s a fair treatment coming from the club he served with everything in him. as for Lookman, he has Nigerian blood in him , your delay is just for a moment, he will soar again like the eagle that he is,
I heard one Italian journalist say that Lookman should be sanctioned, I say for what for God’s sake, Atalanta with a promise differed his transfer last summer to this summer now you using flimsy excuses to block his transfer and I don’t think that’s a fair treatment coming from the club he served with everything in him. Atalanta has sown a seed and they should expect harvest, God is an impartial judge, as for Lookman, he has Nigerian blood in him , your delay is just for a moment, he will soar again like the eagle that he is,
Atalanta should brace up because this player might score a few crucial own goals and disappoint fans by squandering winning goals.
The players also has to look for themselves as well u squarehead! Fuck the fans. If fans should decide your future then u are screwed badly dumbass!
but Italian players move between serie A clubs without any noise. why is his case different?
now this guy’s form will drop and they’ll be forced to sell him for cheap.
they probably wouldn’t renew his contract anyway
coach os just trying to whip up fans’ sentiment and make him look bad in their eyes. €45m for a player they bought at €15m is by no means, a bad deal. Lookman gave his all for the club. “The club has to look after their interesr” according to him, but do does Lookman. Italian clubs are fund of this antics
which fans? Abeg this is first a job and source of livelihood to the young.man or another sports person, even not football.
The same fans will be the first to shout crucify him crucify him,when his form dips.
Clubs should exhibit fairness while trying to cahs out
They should stop calling players ingrate because they are partners. a club can’t do anything without players. They both worked for each other.
Permit me.to also say this: There seems to be a funny kind of treatment dished out to African players and it’s very unfair.
in my opinion its wrong for the coach to put this on the player. He wanted out last summer but came to an agreement with the club that he could leave this summer. so he tried to move as was agreed. When he stayed with the team he gave his all and became one of the best goal scores in the league, so u cant question his dedication to the team. The summer before the club was PSG so i believe that Atalanta thought he would move to another league and didnt think he would stay in Serie A. Then all of a sudden when they saw he wanted Inter things changed and they said he could leave but not in Serie A. I believe that was just made up and backed out of the agreement they had. This is all on the club in my opinion.
thank you
You are right sir. The club did not kept to their part of d agreement
Spot On Mate. From Victor Osimhen and Ade. Africa football federations are bs. Even with the support of Drogba, nothing came out of this.
Napoli and now Atalanta can’t do this to one of their Sons, their own. They won’t try this with an Italian ,even another European player
When any young promising footballer signs with an Italian club, GET A GOOD LAWYER before you sign.
Italian football will soon fail
I don’t see any future there in the next 8 years