According to several sources in Italy, Nigeria’s Ballon d’Or nominee Ademola Lookman is reluctant to sign contracts extension with Italian club Atalanta despite attempts to lure the Super Eagles striker with new deal, SMI reports.
The undisputed frontrunner for the African Player of the year award after he was placed 14th in the 2024 Ballon d’Or rankings is enjoying best of his career in Serie A with several top European clubs interested in his service.
But 2023/2024 UEFA Europa League winners, Atalanta, are looking for ways to keep their star player away from tempting move by slamming €50m price tag on the forward who has had a stunning start to the season with eight goals and five assists in 14 appearances across all competitions.
A source from Italy told SMI that Lookman will rejects the proposed contract extension for a possible move to one of the European giants club in the summer.
Lookman has had a stellar year. He’s gone from reaching the AFCON 2023 final with Nigeria, to reaching the Coppa Italia final with his club side and then scored a hat-trick to seal the UEFA Europa League triumph for Atalanta.
