Ademola Lookman Dey Hot Cake as Inter Milan Don Reach Agreement wit Am, but Oda Clubs Dey Eye Am Too
Na big tori for football world as Super Eagles star, Ademola Lookman, dey make waves wit rumors say e don gree personal terms wit Serie A giants, Inter Milan. Dis 27-year-old winger, wey be di reigning CAF Player of di Year, don turn hot cake for transfer market, and e be like say plenty clubs dey queue to sign am. But Inter Milan don steal march on top everybody, even though Atalanta, Lookman’s current club, still dey hold ground wit their own demands. Wetin dey happen? Make we break am down in sweet pidgin.
Lookman Shine for Atalanta
Ademola Lookman don dey ball seriously since e land for Atalanta. Di guy wey don play for clubs like Everton, RB Leipzig, Fulham, and Leicester City, show say e sabi play ball well-well. For di 2023/24 season, Lookman score hat-trick wey help Atalanta win Europa League against Bayer Leverkusen—na big deal be dat! Dis season, e don hammer 15 goals and 5 assists, wey help Atalanta finish third for Serie A and qualify for Champions League.
E no surprise say clubs dey rush am like free jollof for party. Di guy get pace, dribbling skills, and e fit play as winger, second striker, or even main striker. Na complete package!
Inter Milan Don Win Lookman Heart
According to plenty reports, Inter Milan don already yarn wit Lookman and e don gree personal terms wit dem. Dem talk say di Nerazzurri, wey be Serie A runners-up last season, don offer am five-year contract wey go pay am around €4.5 million per season—correct money!
Di new Inter coach, Cristian Chivu, see Lookman as di perfect player to join strikers like Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram to form deadly attack. Chivu dey plan to use formations like 3-4-2-1 or 3-4-1-2, where Lookman fit play for di wing or as trequartista (attacking midfielder). Na player wey fit scatter defense wit e speed and trickery.
Inter don even table €40 million offer to Atalanta, hoping to seal di deal sharp-sharp. Dem believe say Atalanta go gree since dem promise Lookman last year say e fit comot dis summer.
But Atalanta dey play hardball, dem dey demand at least €50 million for their star man. Inter no wan pay more than €40 million, and dem don make am clear say dem no go do long talk. Sporting director Piero Ausilio talk say, “Lookman dey sweet us, but we no go waste time for endless negotiations. We get our own plans.”
Oda Clubs Dey Eye Lookman
Even though Inter dey lead di race, dem no be di only ones wey want Lookman. Atletico Madrid from Spain don dey talk wit am, and dem ready to compete wit Inter, even though dem need to sell player like Samuel Lino first. Barcelona too dey admire Lookman, but their pocket no too strong.
Arsenal for England don also show interest, especially as dem dey find alternative to Eberechi Eze wey dem no fit sign. Napoli too dey look Ademola side, dem see am as possible replacement for Victor Osimhen if e comot.
Even Paris Saint-Germain bin dey interested last year,but Atalanta no gree let am go. Now, reports say Atalanta get “gentleman’s agreement” to let Lookman comot dis summer, so e fit be easier to sign am, but di price tag still dey cause wahala.
Di wahala be say Atalanta no wan sell Lookman to another Italian club like Inter for cheap, because dem no wan strengthen rival.
Antonio Percassi, Atalanta president, don talk say dem go only let Lookman go if di money correct—€50 million or nothing! Inter dey hope say Lookman desire to join dem go put pressure on Atalanta to reduce price, but e no go easy.
Some fans even dey vex say di €40 million wey Inter offer too small for player wey be Africa best. Rapper Odumodublvck sef yarn for X say, “40 million for Africa’s best player? Over my dead body!” Veteran journalist Buchi Laba too talk say Nigerian players dey undervalued for Europe, and e no happy wit di kind money Inter dey offer Lookman.
Lookman Mind Dey Set
The Naija star don make e mind clear say e wan join Inter. Posts on X show say e don tell Atalanta say e wan comot, and e dey give Inter priority over clubs like Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. Di guy dey excited about di move to San Siro, and e fit be say di five-year deal wey dem offer am go sweet am well-well.
Wetin Go Happen Next?
Di next few days go tough for dis transfer. Inter dey push hard, but Atalanta no gree for €40 million. If Inter no fit meet di €50 million demand, dem fit turn to other players like Lois Openda or Nico Gonzalez. Ademola fit stay wit Atalanta if no club meet their price, but e be like say e don ready for new challenge. Fans dey excited, some dey doubt, but di tori be say Lookman go fit in well-well wit Inter’s attacking style.
Lookman Value No Small
The Naija star no be just any player—e be di 2024 CAF Player of di Year, and e get serious pedigree. With 52 goals and 25 assists in 118 matches for Atalanta, e don prove say e dey deliver. Inter see am as di key to their plan to dominate Serie A and Europe, but di question be: fit dem afford am? Atalanta dey play hard, and oda clubs dey ready to pounce. Dis transfer saga go sweet pass Nollywood drama, and we dey wait to see how e go end.