{"id":865121,"date":"2025-08-14T21:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/ademola-lookman-atalanta-outline-demands-for-inter-linked-super-eagles-star\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T21:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:14:08","slug":"ademola-lookman-atalanta-outline-demands-for-inter-linked-super-eagles-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/ademola-lookman-atalanta-outline-demands-for-inter-linked-super-eagles-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Ademola Lookman: Atalanta outline demands for Inter-linked Super Eagles star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/tKxKoTNkgENOojfh86g33nyVaBk=\/750x500\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fsoccernet.ng%2Fapp%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F12%2Fimago1055048270.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Ademola Lookman: Atalanta outline demands for Inter-linked Super Eagles star\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/p>\n<p>Atalanta BC v Real Madrid C.F. &#8211; UEFA Champions League 2024\/25 League Phase MD6 Ademola Lookman plays during the UEFA Champions League 2024\/25 match between Atalanta BC and Real Madrid in Bergamo, Italy, on December 10, 2024, at Gewiss Stadium. Bergamo Italy. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>2024 UEFA Europa League winners <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/atalanta\">Atalanta<\/a> have raised their asking fee for Super Eagles and Inter Milan-linked forward Ademola Lookman, Soccernet.ng reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old has scored 52 goals and provided 25 assists in 118 games for <em>La Dea<\/em> and is adamant his time at Bergamo has come to an end as he attempts to force a move to Inter Milan.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-time Serie A winners have lodged three offers for Lookman, <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/07\/ademola-lookman-inter-milan.html\">but Atalanta declined all of them<\/a>, revealing they won&#8217;t sell the Super Eagles star to another Italian club.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_151157\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-151157\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/UExBjJlEFgQntrUAe9oUcNBg238=\/1024x681\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fsoccernet.ng%2Fapp%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F02%2Fimago1059007959.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Ademola Lookman in action for Atalanta\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-151157\">Ademola Lookman celebrates after scoring 1-3 during the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Atalanta BC and Club Brugge at Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Get Our Sports News First \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VagMHLcA89MZvw0Btc21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Things are now complicated, considering both sides want to part ways, but no offer from abroad has come in for the former RB Leipzig forward.<\/p>\n<h2>Soccer <strong>Atalanta to reconsider <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/ademola-lookman\">Lookman<\/a> stance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Lookman has cleared out his locker at the club&#8217;s dressing room and has refused to participate in training, returning to England to be with his family, as Atalanta have refused to let him have his way.<\/p>\n<p>However, it appears there could be a leeway for all parties to win in this long, drawn-out transfer saga. As per Sportitalia via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcinternews.it\/in-primo-piano\/i-si-i-lookman-l-atalanta-spara-alto-richiesta-di-55-milioni-di-euro-nessuna-chiamata-dell-inter-dopo-la-rottura-988968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FCInterNews<\/strong><\/a>, La Dea have slapped a \u20ac55m price tag on the Nigerian ace.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_172692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172692\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/x9Ga2ifQaSmczPYzexaT7Wm1Uw4=\/1024x683\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fsoccernet.ng%2Fapp%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F07%2FNS-Transfer-Email-Soccernet-1.png\" alt=\"Soccer Inter Milan Ademola Lookman Atalanta\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-172692\">Inter Milan eye Ademola Lookman [Photo credit\/IMAGO]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Nerazzurri have withdrawn their bid from the negotiation table due to Atalanta&#8217;s stubbornness in\u00a0showing no willingness to grant Inter a discount so far.<\/p>\n<p>The Bergamo side feel they have nothing to lose, considering they&#8217;ve secured a replacement for the 2024 CAF Player of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Atalanta are still looking for another striker in a bid to build squad depth, and have offered \u20ac40m to Fulham for Brazilian forward Rodrigo Muniz.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected they&#8217;ll return with a higher bid soon, and Marco Silva&#8217;s side have <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/08\/arokodare-fulham-super-eagles.html\">opened talks with Sadiq Umar as they search for a replacement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_174674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174674\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/thumbor\/ZvWcHBAI5cSsFx_o0ylDqoUR4kc=\/1024x683\/smart\/https%3A%2F%2Fsoccernet.ng%2Fapp%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F08%2FNS-Head-to-Head-Email-Soccernet.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Lautaro Martinez x Ademola Lookman 2024\/2025 stats\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-174674\">Lautaro Martinez x Ademola Lookman 2024\/2025 stats. [Photo Credit\/ IMAGO].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In relation to Lookman, Inter have made it clear they wouldn&#8217;t be submitting an improved offer for the former Everton player, according to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sempreinter.com\/2025\/08\/12\/inter-milan-trying-reopen-talks-atalanta-ademola-lookman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sempre Inter<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Atalanta are unfazed about Lookman&#8217;s antics as he attempts to force a move, but his agents are on their way back to Italy to assist Inter in their effort to soften Atalanta\u2019s stance, but the clock is ticking.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Soccer Adefolahan Guerreiro\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0f64d35abfd960f4a5a400c4bb517f7f0be6c48b655560fbdd37e59d9fc9ca58?s=80&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/guerreiro\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tAdefolahan Guerreiro\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tAdefolahan is a multilingual journalist and writer at Soccernet Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>With a track record of involvement in College sports, Adefolahan is focused on crafting engaging football content and utilising his language skills and extensive sports knowledge to enhance content accessibility for a global audience.<\/p>\n<p>He has interviewed Nigerian stars like Finidi George, Junior Lokosa, and Abraham Onahi Ogbu.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/08\/ademola-lookman-atalanta-inter.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Adefolahan Guerreiro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Atalanta BC v Real Madrid C.F. &#8211; UEFA Champions League 2024\/25 League Phase MD6 Ademola Lookman plays during the UEFA Champions League 2024\/25 match between Atalanta BC and Real Madrid in Bergamo, Italy, on December 10, 2024, at Gewiss Stadium. Bergamo Italy. [Photo Credit\/ Imago]. 2024 UEFA Europa League winners Atalanta have raised their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":865122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124826,121796,2005],"tags":[124825,121795],"class_list":{"0":"post-865121","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ademola","8":"category-lookman","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-ademola","11":"tag-lookman"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=865121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/865121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/865122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=865121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=865121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=865121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}