Following his outstanding performance in Wednesday’s 3-0thrashing of Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League, Atalanta have reportedly scrapped plans to sell Ademola Lookman in the upcoming January Transfer Window.
Raffaele Palladino secured his first win as Atalanta manager, as his side earned a 3-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in MD5 of the Champions League.
La Dea sealed the all three points in a frantic five-minute period, as the Italian side scored three goals between the 60th and 65th minute.
This victory saw Atalanta move up to 10th in the UCL table, but the main takeaway was the performance from Lookman as the Nigerian registered two goal contributions. He opened the scoring after 60 minutes and was involved in the action again just two-minutes later – providing the assist for Ederson.
According to news making the rounds in the Italian media, Lookman’s eye catching performance has forced Atalanta to rule out the sale of the 28-year-old striker who is contracted to the Serie A side until 2027.
Accordingly, coach Palladino who seems to have revived the confidence of the former African Footballer of the Year after torrid time following his botched transfer in the summer , is said would soon offer him an improved deal to keep him at the Bergamo-based side.
Incidentally, Lookman would welcome such development following his posturing after Wednesday’s heroics for Atalanta.
“You know, what’s happened has happened. A lot’s gone on. Some things people know, others they don’t,” Lookman reportedly told Sky Sport Italia . “Right now is the time to work hard for the team and we need to win games, that’s the most important thing, to get stronger every day. That is what I am concentrated on and so is the team, working together every day to get results.”
“I think it’s important right now to get the victory, as 3-0 away from home is a really good result,” Lookman added.
Atalanta are now 10th in the Champions League overall standings with 10 points from five matches, just two places outside the Top-8 bracket that guarantees automatic passage to the Round of 16.
