Atalanta are reluctant to accept too low a bid from Inter Milan for Ademola Lookman as they still owe RB Leipzig a sell-on fee.
This according to today’s print edition of Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport, via FCInterNews.
Inter Milan are pushing to wrap up a deal for Atalanta forward for Ademola Lookman.
This week, the Nerazzurri reportedly made an offer worth €45 million including add-ons. That is up from their initial bid of €40 million.
Meanwhile, the desire of the player himself is also key. Lookman has been pushing for the move to Inter from the start.
Atalanta Reluctant To Accept Low-Ball Inter Offer For Lookman Due To Sell-On Fee
Tuttosport report that Atalanta have never officially given Inter a valuation of €50 million for Lookman.
However, that is very much the region that the Bergamo-based club are hoping for.
And a big part of the reason for this is the fact that Atalanta owe RB Leipzig a sell-on fee for Lookman.
La Dea signed Lookman in 2022. The Nigerian arrived from Leipzig after he’d been on loan with the likes of Fulham and Leicester City in the Premier League.
As part of that deal, Atalanta owe Leipzig a portion of any fee they receive for Lookman.
Therefore, if the fee is relatively low, the La Dea wouldn’t actually profit that much.
Low balling my ass. He wants to leave and go only to inter. There was a verbal agreement last year that he goes abroad for 40 mil. Ofc Inter will take advantage of these 2 facts. Still 48 mil is not enough for them, which means they are greedy bastards. Enough is enough. Marotta did more then he should, if they dont accept sign Openda for less money and finished story. No club in this world should bully us, fuck them cunts and big respect for Lookman for doing everything to move to Inter. But its not up to him.
Low ball of 45m for a 28yr old ? Only in Italy that older players are more valuable than younger players
He’s actually only 27, and 28 is not old, it’s the prime age. Lookman is a great player and well worth 48M.
You purchased for 11M and you resell for 45M plus any other fees you owe and you said they won’t make a profit??
What do you mean by Low ball?
This Atalanta is such a crazy and a greedy club.